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@karlbode.com
3 years ago today I saved this screenshot of your post b/c I wildly agreed with it.
His tweet: “have I mentioned yet today that tiktok hysteria is a manufactured moral panic by unserious people who don't actually care about privacy, but are keen on using a gullible press to help transfer TikTok's fat ad revenues to allies under the pretense of privacy and national security?” Quoting a link to a New York Post tweet about the CEO of TikTok testifying on Capitol Hill.
January 31, 2026 at 4:38 PM
fredrickedward.bsky.social
I’ve lived *years* of my life off-grid.

Trust me when I say you bitches watching homesteading TikTok’s aren’t ready 🤣😂

Get offline and take baby steps towards your goals of community self-defense including the ability to function without electricity. Look at what is happening in Ukraine.
January 31, 2026 at 3:34 PM
onesevensevensix.bsky.social
TikTok’s new U.S. partnership expands data tracking to your precise location
TikTok’s new U.S. partnership expands data tracking to your precise location
(NaturalNews) TikTok has updated its privacy policy to allow the collection of precise GPS location from U.S. users, a major increase from its previous tracki...
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January 31, 2026 at 2:59 PM
scarbir.bsky.social
Maar daarom is enige houvast van zo’n quiz denk ik heel erg welkom.

Ik heb in de tram in Zuid-Korea een oudere man zó diep gefascineerd zien kijken naar ‘natuurdocumentaire’ TikTok’s die zo onduidelijk nep waren, dat de moed me in de schoenen zonk.

Deze mensen moeten nog mee in de maatschappij.
January 31, 2026 at 12:21 PM
mushr00mg1rl.bsky.social
I love how TikTok’s new Cyberbullying tactic is painting any meme they personally dislike and think is unfunny as “popular girl humor” when they’re the one Regina-Georging it up right in front of you.
January 31, 2026 at 11:31 AM
solosojourner.bsky.social
Censorship? TikTok's new privacy policy is the wake-up call.
The platform now openly admits to collecting precise location data, along with deeply personal details about users' political and religious beliefs, gender identity, sexual orientation, immigration status, and financial information.

1/2
January 31, 2026 at 11:31 AM
roterote.bsky.social
Also Lemon8 is TikTok’s replacement for TikTok.

I only heard of Upscrolled this week so know basically nothing about it.
January 31, 2026 at 11:20 AM
seokjins.bsky.social
i deleted my tiktok due to its new policies. social media apps are pretty invasive already, but tiktok’s new policies, since being acquired by the US, now tracks users data by sexuality, gender, race, and us citizenship or immigration status
January 31, 2026 at 10:31 AM
tamed1un.bsky.social
"Tiktok’s updated terms of service alarmingly expands its collection of and control over user’s sensitive personal information. Eliza Orlins breaks down how you can protect yourself and what this all really means."

substack.com/redirect/b5e...
Eliza Orlins Explains Tiktok's Dangerous New Terms of Service
Not even a week into Tiktok’s new management, it is already embroiled in scandal.
substack.com
January 31, 2026 at 8:24 AM
truthseeker1983.bsky.social
Oracle's Larry Ellison, who's friends with #47, now owns a significant stake in TikTok's U.S. operations.

It's better to use web-based and crowd sourced ice alert sites. There are several ICE alert websites.

StopICE.net shows ICE activities in real time.
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January 31, 2026 at 7:55 AM
alltechnerd.bsky.social
What Is UpScrolled? The App Taking Over After TikTok’s Sale

Read More at: www.alltechnerd.com/what-is-upsc...
What Is UpScrolled? The App Taking Over After TikTok's Sale
UpScrolled is a social networking platform launched in 2025 that has recently gained significant attention in the United States, largely
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January 31, 2026 at 7:27 AM
bongolian.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy
Eliza Orlins Explains Tiktok's Dangerous New Terms of Service

#TikTok #thecontrarian #Privacy #Media #Oracle

https://contrarian.substack.com/p/eliza-orlins-explains-tiktoks-dangerous
Eliza Orlins Explains Tiktok's Dangerous New Terms of Service
Not even a week into Tiktok’s new management, it is already embroiled in scandal.
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January 31, 2026 at 5:34 AM
lightnews.app
TikTok JV accused; creators flee

Critics accused TikTok’s new U.S. joint venture of censoring ICE- and other politically critical content in the United States after control shifted to U.S.-based investors, prompting some creators to leave.

With replies by 🎓Paolo Gerbaudo +7 more scholars.
TikTok JV accused; creators flee
Replies by 🎓Paolo Gerbaudo, 🎓Oliver Nachtwey, 🎓Peter Murphy +5 more scholars
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January 31, 2026 at 3:50 AM
sstrumello.bsky.social
Tiktok's Dangerous New Terms of Service
@contrariannews.org contrarian.substack.com/p/eliza-orli...
Eliza Orlins Explains Tiktok's Dangerous New Terms of Service
Not even a week into Tiktok’s new management, it is already embroiled in scandal.
contrarian.substack.com
January 31, 2026 at 3:04 AM
greetingsout.bsky.social
2/ “ To make matters worse, Tiktok’s updated terms of service alarmingly expands its collection of and control over user’s sensitive personal information.”
January 31, 2026 at 1:35 AM
greetingsout.bsky.social
1/ “Not even a week into Tiktok’s new management, it is already embroiled in scandal. In the 72 hours following the American acquisition of the platform, videos on ICE, Alex Pretti, and various other hot button issues seemingly disappeared.”
Eliza Orlins Explains Tiktok's Dangerous New Terms of Service
Not even a week into Tiktok’s new management, it is already embroiled in scandal.
open.substack.com
January 31, 2026 at 1:35 AM
bethpdx.bsky.social
Eliza Orlins Explains Tiktok's Dangerous New Terms of Service GET OFF TIK TOK!!! open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
Eliza Orlins Explains Tiktok's Dangerous New Terms of Service
Not even a week into Tiktok’s new management, it is already embroiled in scandal.
open.substack.com
January 31, 2026 at 1:28 AM
willyjcoe.com
Been digging through TikTok's privacy policy to figure out how to request that they delete all information they've collected from your account BEFORE you delete your account and lose access to it. I believe I figured it out, but will report back with a guide on how to do so once everything is done.
January 31, 2026 at 1:14 AM
gudrunassmann53.bsky.social
UpScrolled climbs to the top of Apple's US App Store following TikTok's transition to majority American ownership and user complaints of censorship of pro-Palestine content and pro-Israel owners
www.trtworld.com/article/a840...
January 31, 2026 at 12:41 AM
pickv.bsky.social
Then I posted the TikTok’s and found it strange he kept mentioning things and doing things that were too similar, the 30 minutes of just music, the garbage truck ride at the airport. The “turn the lights off” thing.. the “they say I look like elvis” thing.. the John tester thing. (That was a threat)
January 30, 2026 at 10:43 PM
creaturr.at.app.wafrn.net
ok but tiktok's been downhill for years. fucking "unalive" was born there
January 30, 2026 at 10:34 PM
anodynesix.bsky.social
"[TikTok's] apparent censorship of [Bisan] Owda comes as many other users report that their content critical of the Trump administration has been throttled ... Users have found themselves unable to upload content critical of [ICE] and unable to send direct messages containing the word 'Epstein.'"
January 30, 2026 at 10:26 PM
mediaor.com
Demi Lovato to headline TikTok’s ‘Live Fest’ in Las Vegas buff.ly/pMq1sIZ
#mediaor
Demi Lovato to headline TikTok’s ‘Live Fest’ in Las Vegas
TikTok’s next big live event is taking place in Las Vegas next month, focused on its livestreaming creators.
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January 30, 2026 at 10:00 PM
atomickommiecomics.bsky.social
Has anybody experienced TikTok’s new fascist-leaning algorithm’s effects in their own content?🤔
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chrismurphyct.bsky.social Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 2d
Two things happened last weekend.

1. A group of pro-Trump billionaires took control of TikTok's U.S. operations.

2. TikTok appeared to begin suppressing content about ICE's activity in Minneapolis and criticism of Trump.
January 30, 2026 at 9:48 PM
avirr.bsky.social
All that noise and TikTok’s not even profitable! It would be so funny if Oracle collapsed under the weight of that and AI investments.
edzitron.com Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 23h
There are a lot of straws on this camel’s back, and Ellison has added one more in the form of TikTok’s US operations (which bleed billions of dollars a year) and with the direction of the algorithm, the idea of a user exodus isn’t unthinkable.
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You probably are wondering why I didn’t talk about Oracle becoming a partial owner of the US version of TikTok, and that’s because I wanted to save the best for last. Oracle has, for some time, been TikTok’s official US infrastructure partner. Per TechCrunch: Oracle will serve as the trusted security partner, responsible for auditing and ensuring compliance with National Security Terms, according to a memo. The company already provides cloud services for TikTok and manages user data in the U.S. Notably, Oracle previously made a bid for TikTok back in 2020. Here’s another great factoid about TikTok: it loses billions and billions of dollars: TikTok’s parent, ByteDance, doesn’t disclose TikTok’s financial performance. But ByteDance investors estimate TikTok lost several billion dollars last year on revenue of roughly $20 billion. Now that ByteDance isn’t principally responsible for the health of the app, and within a few days of the deal closing, its algorithm went to dogshit. While TikTok is attempting to claim that a power outage was to blame, anybody with even a basic knowledge of anything knows that the most likely reason behind the deterioration is Oracle diddling with the algorithm itself, as TechCrunch reported it would: A White House official previously said Oracle would replicate and secure a new U.S. version of the algorithm, and the U.S.-based TikTok owners could lease the algorithm from ByteDance, which Oracle will then retrain. So, let’s review: Oracle has already fucked with the TikTok algorithm, the main reason people use the app, and people using the app is how the app makes money (by serving them ads). TikTok was already losing billions of dollars. Larry Ellison’s wealth is almost entirely tied to his shares of Oracle. Oracle’s shares are tied to the health of the company, and said shares are already losing value because of Oracle’s egregious debt. This situation will only improve if Oracle is able to build data centers that are behind schedule and it does not yet have the capital to build, requiring debt that bankers are hesitant to provide. Even if successful, if OpenAI cannot pay for the compute, Oracle’s shares will slide into oblivion. All the while, Oracle just bought into one of its largest cloud customers, and is currently in the process of making its business less-valuable. Great stuff.
January 30, 2026 at 9:29 PM