We’ve been covering many stories about a potential TikTok ban, including how unconstitutional it clearly is, how pointless it clearly is, and how even those who back it don’t seem to have a good ex…
  • @schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
    43•2 months ago

    It appears I am getting bored with the entire Internet.

    When we had web forums with thread bumping, I got an endless stream of interesting and entertaining things to react to despite there being relatively few users.

  • AggressivelyPassiveEnglish
    37•2 months ago

    TikTok’s DAU growth rate has collapsed.

    That might as well be saturation. If you already have nearly 100% of the target demographic on your app, there’s not much room to grow.

    Also, that data is from some mobile analytics firm, how reliable are those numbers?

    • @cm0002@lemmy.worldEnglish
      12•2 months ago

      Also, that data is from some mobile analytics firm, how reliable are those numbers?

      With all the data these damn companies vacuum up, it better be damn reliable, otherwise what is even the fucking point lmao

      • AggressivelyPassiveEnglish
        7•2 months ago

        We don’t know that. What are they even measuring? New installs? New accounts? What is a DAU? Opened the app this day? Engaged with the app? Looked at a notification? What is the measured user base? Can this population be called representative for the entire user base?

        Without detailed information about that, this kind of data is basically astrology.

  • Snot FlickermanEnglish
    31•2 months ago

    The US government has a long and storied history of closing the gate after the horse has bolted.

    • EpheraEnglish
      3•2 months ago

      I imagine, that’s most governments. The political pushback will be lessened a lot, if people lose interest, so then a block is more likely to go through.

    • @Contend6248@feddit.deEnglish
      1•2 months ago

      Politics going for worthless easy quick wins instead of lasting changes for the better has a history of it’s own.

  • @Mastengwe@lemm.eeEnglish
    28•2 months ago

    Wait… so the platform everyone seems to hate a year ago because of the spying, that then became a beloved symbol of American freedom that needed to be protected from da guberment….

    Is now boring?

  • @LifeOfChance@lemmy.worldEnglish
    10•2 months ago

    TikTok is just pushing advertisements and people who promote their shop. In-between you have 2 or 3 videos where it’s on of the few trends going around.

  • @SamsyEnglish
    4•2 months ago

    But since it’s banned, it’s interesting again. /s