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Say what you want about tiktok but damn if it isn’t extremely effective at sending information out of reach from governments, I don’t know what it is. You can see they fear it hard.
So long as it’s not about Tiananmem Square.
isn’t the title misleading?
tiktok isn’t banned in france. Paris is trying to reimpose itself on New Caledonia by all means. A correct title would be: Tiktok ban in New Caledonia makes VPN usage soar
it’s probably temporary. Either they go free and tiktok is back, or Paris regains control and tiktok is back 🤷
☞ New Caledonia riots: parts of territory ‘out of state control’, French representative says
☞ We will fight until Kanaky is free’: how New Caledonia caught fire
A correct title would be: France bans Tiktok in New Caledonia making VPN usage soar
FTFY. It’s not really a “correct” title if it completely obscures the aggressor.
Banning websites in the year 2024 is never going to work. The average user is more savvy than the average lawmaker.
IDK is the average TikTok user really installing VPN software on it’s phone? And if something is banned in a country companies are far less likely to put in effort in it.
So even if people can still use it, technically, TikTok lifes of selling scam shit to people… If you have the skills to install a VPN your probably also not falling for that stuff.
I actually see that as a win. TikTok is not a platform for political discussion or private communication (by design) so I don’t hate the idea of it getting banned.
IDK is the average TikTok user really installing VPN software on it’s phone?
Yes. From the article a, 2500% spike in VPN usage.
TikTok is not a platform for political discussion
Yet, despite that, it’s working as one. Effectively.
I’m not on tiktok but my understanding is that there’s a lot of Palestinians on there whose voice otherwise wouldn’t be heard from the taxpayers that are funding their genocide.
That’s a very positive political consequence of the platform.