For those on TikTok...

[elisi]

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.

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Comments

[shadowkat]

I kind of feel validated for never joining tiktok.

[elisi]

Yeah, we dodged a bullet for sure. It's a lot harder to leave once you have found a niche and a community.

[shadowkat]

Yup, it was hard for me to leave LJ. I delayed it until they gave me no choice. And I'm still not completely off of Twitter, and I can't get myself off of Facebook (too many extended family members, college friends, etc - that I have no other way of connecting with).

[elisi]

I too am still on Facebook (although rarely) since it's the only place to check on family abroad. :(

Twitter wasn't that much of a problem tbh, I up and left the second Musk took it over and migrated to Mastodon. A clean break is often easier. I was mostly sad to lose touch with all the trans people I was following, and tried to find as many as I could elsewhere.

[shadowkat]

Twitter - I'm still on it for entertainment purposes (soap opera spoilers, movie announcements, books) and information on trains. I ignore everything else or try to.

[elisi]

Good luck! Here's to hoping all the big accounts will leave...

[sea_thoughts]

First time I've heard of Upscrolled and I'm glad I never got TikTok.

[elisi]

Same! I miss when things were simple...