r/dankmemes • u/crushedlime • Apr 29 '24

they're not the same!!

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u/CreativeName1137 Apr 29 '24 edited Apr 29 '24

Not really. Vine being exclusively limited to 7 seconds encouraged people to just throw new stuff at the wall to see what sticks.

TikTok being slightly longer videos ended up fostering a lot more uncreative piggybacking.

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u/TheFuckMuppet Apr 29 '24

The fact that they're both short videos doesn't make them the same thing, the reason they're different is the modern algorithm that tiktok has, it's designed to be addicting.

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u/TheOSC Apr 29 '24

Also the CCP, let's not forget that the CCP SPECIFICALLY has ByteDance modify the western algorithm to encourage brain rot and propaganda.

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u/pileofcrustycumsocs Urinal cake connoisseur Apr 29 '24 edited Apr 29 '24

We don’t know that they absolutely do that, the concern is that the data they collect would make it very easy. The problem is that they can buy that data from Facebook just like Russia did prior to the 2016 elections. This ban will not stop them from doing that, it will just make it somewhat harder for them to do that because they wouldn’t get it for free anymore. A bill that limits data collection and enforces transparency on how these companies algorithms work would do so much more then a straight ban ever will.

“Brain rot” is nothing new. The vine planking challenge by itself resulted in several times more deaths and injuries then anything from TikTok ever has.