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Do memes stop being memes when they're on tiktok?
Once they hit TikTok, they're purely Chinese spyware.
And that's different than American spyware in several important ways, such as...
Such as...
Well shit.
Eh, I used to think this too, but TikTok isn't closely associated with chinese companies, any more than TakeTwo or anything made in Shenzhen.
I still abhor it for what it is though, alongside YTShorts.
Facebook is just American spyware. The Chinese gov can't exactly send the feds to my house. You better bet the US gov can though!
Forget countries, if Facebook is like having a prying eye spy on you, TikTok is like having 100 prying eyes spying on you.