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For those on TikTok...
I've never been on TikTok, but now appears to be time to get off. From Tumblr:
Take a look at the latest update to Terms & Conditions...
(Also has instructions for how to delete the app while bypassing the new terms.)
Instead people are switching to something called Upscrolled:
UpScrolled, a Palestinian-Founded App, Emerges as TikTok's Rival
The app gained momentum after TikTok’s US operations were taken over last week by a consortium of US-backed investors and corporations.
Among them is Oracle founder Larry Ellison, a close ally of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, whose involvement has raised alarm among users over alleged censorship of pro-Palestinian content.
TikTok’s global operations remain under its Chinese parent company, ByteDance. However, criticism intensified after TikTok permanently banned Emmy Award-winning journalist and Al Jazeera contributor Bisan Owda from Gaza on Wednesday.
Take a look at the latest update to Terms & Conditions...
(Also has instructions for how to delete the app while bypassing the new terms.)
Instead people are switching to something called Upscrolled:
UpScrolled, a Palestinian-Founded App, Emerges as TikTok's Rival
The app gained momentum after TikTok’s US operations were taken over last week by a consortium of US-backed investors and corporations.
Among them is Oracle founder Larry Ellison, a close ally of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, whose involvement has raised alarm among users over alleged censorship of pro-Palestinian content.
TikTok’s global operations remain under its Chinese parent company, ByteDance. However, criticism intensified after TikTok permanently banned Emmy Award-winning journalist and Al Jazeera contributor Bisan Owda from Gaza on Wednesday.