@UnifiedHeron2 their condition is awful id rather die than live in that country
@InkyDarkBird said in #15:
> Those platforms have much, much less influence than Tiktok and are better moderated.
On what planet do you live?
> Those platforms have much, much less influence than Tiktok and are better moderated.
On what planet do you live?
@salmon_rushdie said in #19:
> Those were your words not mine
I mean, different governments can have different reasons to block the same platform, can they not?
@salmon_rushdie said in #19:
> Go ahead and check yourself on sites that allow you to check if a site is blocked in China - they all say blocked for tiktok.
To repeat:
> TikTok has never been available in China, as the country has its own version of the app, called Douyin. Both apps are owned by the same Chinese company, ByteDance.
> Those were your words not mine
I mean, different governments can have different reasons to block the same platform, can they not?
@salmon_rushdie said in #19:
> Go ahead and check yourself on sites that allow you to check if a site is blocked in China - they all say blocked for tiktok.
To repeat:
> TikTok has never been available in China, as the country has its own version of the app, called Douyin. Both apps are owned by the same Chinese company, ByteDance.
@InkyDarkBird said in #57:
> You keep ignoring my point about Tiktok creating harmful death trends.
> I am asking for you to provide examples before Tiktok was created of people actively harming themselves to gain clout on the internet.
I'm not ignoring your claim-- I'm saying that your claim is not a good reason for banning tiktok, and I'm a little stunned that you asked for proof that idiocy existed before tiktok on the internet.
Wikipedia has a list of internet challenges. The following were all well-known before tiktok. The "blackout challenge" (we always called it the choking game) in particular was really common back when I was in grade school-- and I was in grade school when MySpace was the dominant social media platform.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinnamon_challenge
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackout_challenge
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Condom_challenge
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire_challenge
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Happy_slapping
These are just challenges linked to the internet that have wikipedia pages, mind you-- dumb trends are hardly a 21st century invention. I'm pretty sure that cutting, for example, has been around for quite some time, as have chicken games and cow tipping.
> You keep ignoring my point about Tiktok creating harmful death trends.
> I am asking for you to provide examples before Tiktok was created of people actively harming themselves to gain clout on the internet.
I'm not ignoring your claim-- I'm saying that your claim is not a good reason for banning tiktok, and I'm a little stunned that you asked for proof that idiocy existed before tiktok on the internet.
Wikipedia has a list of internet challenges. The following were all well-known before tiktok. The "blackout challenge" (we always called it the choking game) in particular was really common back when I was in grade school-- and I was in grade school when MySpace was the dominant social media platform.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinnamon_challenge
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackout_challenge
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Condom_challenge
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire_challenge
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Happy_slapping
These are just challenges linked to the internet that have wikipedia pages, mind you-- dumb trends are hardly a 21st century invention. I'm pretty sure that cutting, for example, has been around for quite some time, as have chicken games and cow tipping.
@UnifiedHeron2 said in #59:
> I play games but yet my brain is not rotting yet what is your point?
Common things people have said about various forms of entertainment.
The point was that they don't really rot your brain-- it's just something people say about things they don't like to make them unpopular.
> I play games but yet my brain is not rotting yet what is your point?
Common things people have said about various forms of entertainment.
The point was that they don't really rot your brain-- it's just something people say about things they don't like to make them unpopular.
@WassimBerbar said in #23:
> It's a contradiction. Why is banning something stupid stupid?
Very simple. The opposite of "stupid" is "intelligent", not "stupid and banned".
Also, being stupid is not a sufficient reason to be banned. Being harmful is.
If everything that is stupid was banned, we would all rot in jail. Even Einstein at times indulged in saying some stupid jokes.
Finally, stupidity is to some extent subjective. There surely is some stuff you value, that I find stupid, and conversely. But as long as we're not harming each other, there is no reason to ban them.
> It's a contradiction. Why is banning something stupid stupid?
Very simple. The opposite of "stupid" is "intelligent", not "stupid and banned".
Also, being stupid is not a sufficient reason to be banned. Being harmful is.
If everything that is stupid was banned, we would all rot in jail. Even Einstein at times indulged in saying some stupid jokes.
Finally, stupidity is to some extent subjective. There surely is some stuff you value, that I find stupid, and conversely. But as long as we're not harming each other, there is no reason to ban them.
@clousems said in #67:
> Common things people have said about various forms of entertainment.
>
> The point was that they don't really rot your brain-- it's just something people say about things they don't like to make them unpopular.
oh took it the wrong way srry
> Common things people have said about various forms of entertainment.
>
> The point was that they don't really rot your brain-- it's just something people say about things they don't like to make them unpopular.
oh took it the wrong way srry
@thenceforth said in #65:
> I mean, different governments can have different reasons to block the same platform, can they not?
>
> To repeat:
It's one thing to ban the app in China - another to ban the website ... which proves its the content they're interested in censoring primarily
> I mean, different governments can have different reasons to block the same platform, can they not?
>
> To repeat:
It's one thing to ban the app in China - another to ban the website ... which proves its the content they're interested in censoring primarily
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