I dont like the US any more than the next guy, but lets not deny the massive political influence tiktok has on hundreds of millions of people, especially young people that are still building their opinions of the world. Same with all social media ofc but tiktok is probably the biggest and most engaged one of them at the moment.
Google has shown that with enough scale, just running ads on a website is enough to keep the content free of charge. But of course, as with everything where money is involved, it went way too far. This limited the ad revenue, and so websites decided to add more ads....
Yeah the last part is probably the only good solution, albeit not the most realistic. De-commercializing large parts of the internet again would be a big step in the right direction.
Also (almost) nothing on the Internet is built with verifiability or true security in mind. It is absurdly simple to ruin someones life just by hijacking a social media account or depositing some incriminating files on someone elses computer if you somehow get access to it. The Internet is a technical test playground that for some reason was turned into a space that peoples livelihoods depend on.
it's Rosie's first birthday today :) ( lemmy.world )
[What If?] What if you swam in a nuclear storage pool? ( www.youtube.com )
Made this for my mum's birthday (we're both trekkies) ( lemmy.world )
tbh I did a horrible paint job, but she still liked it...
House passes bill that would lead to a TikTok ban if Chinese owner doesn't sell. Senate path unclear ( apnews.com )
Archive.org link...
The AD-BASED internet is DYING, and it's getting WORSE in the process ( tilvids.com )
Google has shown that with enough scale, just running ads on a website is enough to keep the content free of charge. But of course, as with everything where money is involved, it went way too far. This limited the ad revenue, and so websites decided to add more ads....
180° Rainbow with secondary rainbow ( discuss.tchncs.de )
Took this some time ago in northern Spain on the Mediterranean coast. I also really liked the contrast of sunlit to shadowed landscape.