Delete your #TikTok accounts and uninstall IMMEDIATELY
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@Durrell I would say that #tiktok is the most dangerous app ever. The content presented is 100% controlled by the algorithm and can be used to manipulate users. By promoting content creators with the "correct" bias they will influence users in the directions the owners want. And continuously consuming the feed is not good for mental and physical health.
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Delete your #TikTok accounts and uninstall IMMEDIATELY
DO IT NOW
His friends are officially in the driver seat now
They will absolutely use this for TRACKING and other stuff
@Durrell So, if you are daft enough to have a tiktok account, now your data goes to Trumpistan and China! Result!
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Delete your #TikTok accounts and uninstall IMMEDIATELY
DO IT NOW
His friends are officially in the driver seat now
They will absolutely use this for TRACKING and other stuff
@Durrell note that this is the US TOS that was updated.
The EU/UK/CH TOS haven't changed since August 22, 2025, and TOS for regions outside the US, EU/UK/CH, that TOS has been updated December 1, 2025.
But also, some of this is just legal boilerplate that has been used on other platforms, INCLUDING Mastodon's TOS, such as:
"By creating, inputting, publishing, and otherwise providing Your Content on or to the Platform, you grant TikTok USDS Joint Venture a license to use Your Content that is:
- non-exclusive, irrevocable, and royalty-free (you retain the rights to use Your Content elsewhere, although we don't owe you any payments for sharing Your Content with us)
- assignable and sub-licensable, including through multiple tiers (so we can, for example, work with service providers and business partners to help distribute Your Content); and
- worldwide (so we can show your content to a global audience)." -
Delete your #TikTok accounts and uninstall IMMEDIATELY
DO IT NOW
His friends are officially in the driver seat now
They will absolutely use this for TRACKING and other stuff
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@ReggieHere Because you don't actually follow anyone, TikTok just selects what you see. Such algorithms is now predominant on X and Meta so the differences are diminishing. TikTok has just perfected this from the start,
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@Durrell note that this is the US TOS that was updated.
The EU/UK/CH TOS haven't changed since August 22, 2025, and TOS for regions outside the US, EU/UK/CH, that TOS has been updated December 1, 2025.
But also, some of this is just legal boilerplate that has been used on other platforms, INCLUDING Mastodon's TOS, such as:
"By creating, inputting, publishing, and otherwise providing Your Content on or to the Platform, you grant TikTok USDS Joint Venture a license to use Your Content that is:
- non-exclusive, irrevocable, and royalty-free (you retain the rights to use Your Content elsewhere, although we don't owe you any payments for sharing Your Content with us)
- assignable and sub-licensable, including through multiple tiers (so we can, for example, work with service providers and business partners to help distribute Your Content); and
- worldwide (so we can show your content to a global audience)."@Durrell there's nothing in the US TOS regarding clipboard use, voice or face data extraction from images, extracting contacts from your phone, location data or keystroke patterns.
legalmiga on threads (https://threads.net/@legalmiga/post/DT11_ZmFHYZ) hasn't provided any links or sources to these claims. Sure, it can be inferred that TikTok does that just like every other big tech social media app (e.g. Facebook, Twitter), but that's not new, and they mention this at the end of her thread. But at least she's a real attorney, which is nice to see.
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@ReggieHere Because you don't actually follow anyone, TikTok just selects what you see. Such algorithms is now predominant on X and Meta so the differences are diminishing. TikTok has just perfected this from the start,
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This is fine, I will grab the screens already sent here, not sure if we will convince people to switch from tiktok to loops, but in a few months time, we can be confident if people moan about this, we can say 'told you so' months ago.
Hopefully this is another window to promote fedi and how things can be done differently if there is the will to do so.
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Delete your #TikTok accounts and uninstall IMMEDIATELY
DO IT NOW
His friends are officially in the driver seat now
They will absolutely use this for TRACKING and other stuff
@Durrell Tiktok sucks. It does not work right in Firefox.
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Me too, Social media HAS to change, but perhaps in such a way when young people are ready to sign up there is a good-informed set of choices.
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Delete your #TikTok accounts and uninstall IMMEDIATELY
DO IT NOW
His friends are officially in the driver seat now
They will absolutely use this for TRACKING and other stuff
I just wonder what about other social apps, like reddit, Instagram... Etc
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Delete your #TikTok accounts and uninstall IMMEDIATELY
DO IT NOW
His friends are officially in the driver seat now
They will absolutely use this for TRACKING and other stuff
@Durrell ...do real people use tiktok still? asking for a friend.
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@tehdeminz.bsky.social You're not wrong. Every social media platform is deeply invasive. My problem is with the new owners And How deeply intertwined they are with the administration and the very specific TOS they launched last night
But you got to do what's best for you
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Delete your #TikTok accounts and uninstall IMMEDIATELY
DO IT NOW
His friends are officially in the driver seat now
They will absolutely use this for TRACKING and other stuff
A workaround to delete your #TikTok account without accepting the new TOS.
1. Turn off your phones wifi/data
2. Open app and click settings
3. Go to account page
4. Turn wifi back on
5. Delete account
The TOS popup won't appear when the internet is off. Being on the account tab prevents it.
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Delete your #TikTok accounts and uninstall IMMEDIATELY
DO IT NOW
His friends are officially in the driver seat now
They will absolutely use this for TRACKING and other stuff
@Durrell I have never used TikTok!
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