Last night, TikTok went dark for those of us in the U.S.
By 10am this morning, it was back up. But Trump posted this on his Truth Social:
Look at that carefully. Is he saying that TikTok will be half owned by the US GOVERNMENT??? Or just by a US firm? I can’t tell, but either way, with, of all people, TRUMP saving TikTok this way . . .. .. . I don’t think I can stomach it. (I mean, we wouldn’t be in this position in the first place if he hadn’t started pushing the ban in 2020!)
I have really enjoyed TT, even though I haven’t posted that much. I’ve learned a lot of things about rare medical issues, deeper anti-racism stuff, been exposed to a lot of things I never would have been exposed to in other places. It’s been a lot of fun for my short attention span. FB & Instagram reels just aren’t anywhere near as good. YouTube shorts. .. . I don’t know, even though I’m trying to follow the same people there, it’s not hitting the same. If I do change my mind and I start to make short-form videos on YouTubeShorts or TT or anywhere else, I’ll let you know.
I feel I’m better at expressing myself in writing, rather than on video, but I was starting to WANT to try to get better at video. TikTok made captioning and editing really easy for almost anyone to get started with no experience or equipment other than their phone. The algorithm is so good, it gets you stuff you want without you even knowing exactly what you want.
Have you ever been on TikTok? Have you ever posted there? What was your experience? Let me know!
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