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minus-squareJeena@jemmy.jeena.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down8·8 months agoI mean, TikTok is banned in China too, so what’s the problem?
minus-squareThe Soviet Reporter@lemmygrad.mlOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down1·8 months agoIt is not.
minus-squaredoubtingtammy@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down1·8 months agoWhat other media do you want to ban americans from consuming?
minus-squarezephyreks@lemmy.mlMlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 months agoDouyin and TikTok share like 90% of their codebase.
minus-squareJeena@jemmy.jeena.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 months agoSo? We share 98.8% of our code (DNA) with chimpanzees and you don’t see that there is a huge difference?
minus-squarezephyreks@lemmy.mlMlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 months agoConflating code with DNA is both absurd and insane. Most software does not have a common codebase. Most DNA does.
minus-squarezephyreks@lemmy.mlMlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 months agoAnyone who’s used both Douyin and TikTok would see that the most salient differences are that the content is not shared and some regulatory details like requiring a Chinese number to register for Douyin. If you haven’t, then you’re clueless.
I mean, TikTok is banned in China too, so what’s the problem?
It is not.
What other media do you want to ban americans from consuming?
Reality TV would be a good start.
ByteDance operates Douyin in China.
So? What are you trying to say?
Douyin and TikTok share like 90% of their codebase.
So? We share 98.8% of our code (DNA) with chimpanzees and you don’t see that there is a huge difference?
Conflating code with DNA is both absurd and insane. Most software does not have a common codebase. Most DNA does.
Ok I give up, have a nice day.
Anyone who’s used both Douyin and TikTok would see that the most salient differences are that the content is not shared and some regulatory details like requiring a Chinese number to register for Douyin.
If you haven’t, then you’re clueless.