TikTok users are deleting the app, with removals up 150% following U.S. joint venture
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TikTok users have been deleting the app at a higher rate since the company announced that its U.S. operations would be housed in a new joint venture.

TikTok users have been deleting the app at a higher rate since the company announced that its U.S. operations would be housed in a new joint venture.

The short-form video platform’s daily average app uninstalls in the U.S. have increased nearly 150% over the past five days compared with the previous three months, market intelligence firm Sensor Tower told CNBC.

  • Duamerthrax@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1·
    8 hours ago

    it was open to both left and right contact

    I don’t believe that for a minute. The CCP just had more subtle methods for suppressing content critical of them.

    • SamXavia@break3.social
      1·
      7 hours ago

      The owner is Singaporean not Chinese. Also yes there was plenty of content that I have been able to find that is critical of the CCP

      • Duamerthrax@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        7 hours ago

        Zhang Yiming? I could only find him denying he’s Singaporean. Everything says he’s Chinese. It could be bullshit if he’s cozying up to the PRC, but that only proves my point.