Trump plans to announce a company called TikTok America, with a 50% stake for US investors and 19.9% for ByteDance, which would license the algorithm.

[ebby@lemmy.ssba.com]

If not user data and network security concerns, what? Why the ban/sale song and dance?

[fluffykittycat@slrpnk.net]

They've admitted it was about gaza

[openstars@piefed.social]

Control over what messages can be removed?

[dark_arc@social.packetloss.gg]

It's about content delivery, i.e. the CCP having direct control over what content (i.e. propaganda) is sent to Americans on the platform via their proprietary algorithm (with all the source code heavily guarded in mainland China).

[52fighters@lemmy.sdf.org]

It was about the weaponization of the algorithm whereby China could incite Americans to act against the nation in a time of crisis or war.

[pinball_wizard@lemmy.zip]

Controlling people's media experience to push political propaganda that helps powerful people and harms individuals - that seems really shitty.

I can't think of any app developer or political party who would do that.

(This is an attempt at surrealist humor.)

[Guest]

Honestly, I don't who would be the better owner of Tik Tok at this point..

[Guest]

Don't fumble this loops. Now is the moment.

[oneortheotherdontaskme@lemmy.world]

Loops...kind of sucks. I get the point of it, but I tried using it like 15 minutes a day for a couple weeks to get used to it, but the features are lacking and the content is...well it's filled with people who would abandon tiktok and other apps, so, it's kind of boring.

Not in a 'there's no brainrot' way, in a 'this is the third video in a row of just random AI slop and then it's just some dude filming a tree for 20 seconds'.

[Guest]

Oh thank God, I thought the economy was about to collapse or something.

[kolanaki@pawb.social]

People bitch about the algorithm but it's actually pretty nice having things you're more likely to enjoy come to you than having to try and hunt them down with nothing but a very poor search function.

I want it to recommend me shit I would probably enjoy; I just don't want it to recommend me shit in an attempt to brainwash me.

I want to like Loops, but it's 90% random nature shots that don't need to be videos and finding anything else is a PITA.

[x00z@lemmy.world]

TikTok’s valuation remains contested, with estimates varying from US$20 billion ($31.8 billion) to more than US$300 billion, depending on whether its algorithm is factored in.

The algorithm increases the price by more than $280 billion. And what kind of algorithm? One that changes its high based on how you interact with it, to always try and get your dopamine flowing to keep you interacting longer. If it were a real substance, it would be the most addictive drug to ever exist.

[Guest]

Bootstrapping is definitely going to be an issue. There was news they are supposed to have federation working and released tomorrow. Right now there's not even a client in the play store so I haven't bothered with it.

[gwilikers@lemmy.ml]

Wtf, do proprietary algorithms actually cost this much?

[womble@lemmy.world]

Have they? Where?

[Guest]

I mean, have you seen how effective Tik Toks one is?

[fluffykittycat@slrpnk.net]

https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/us-tiktok-ban-linked-israel-china-insiders-reveal

[dark_arc@social.packetloss.gg]

Both can be bad.

[cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone]

so basically taxpayers will be paying china for an app that only 2% of the country uses

[hopesdead@startrek.website]

Why the fuck does this dude care so much about one social media platform being available here? Is he perving on dancing teenagers?