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French Tiktok ban makes VPN usage soar in New Caledonia (www.techradar.com)

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[-] art@lemmy.world 20 points 4 months ago

Banning websites in the year 2024 is never going to work. The average user is more savvy than the average lawmaker.

[-] Feyter@programming.dev 12 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

IDK is the average TikTok user really installing VPN software on it's phone? And if something is banned in a country companies are far less likely to put in effort in it.

So even if people can still use it, technically, TikTok lifes of selling scam shit to people... If you have the skills to install a VPN your probably also not falling for that stuff.

I actually see that as a win. TikTok is not a platform for political discussion or private communication (by design) so I don't hate the idea of it getting banned.

[-] art@lemmy.world 13 points 4 months ago

IDK is the average TikTok user really installing VPN software on it's phone?

Yes. From the article a, 2500% spike in VPN usage.

TikTok is not a platform for political discussion

Yet, despite that, it's working as one. Effectively.

[-] Feyter@programming.dev -4 points 4 months ago

Yet, despite that, it’s working as one. Effectively No it don't! It is a platform designed to get peoples attention and forward it to a scam add. Everything that goes beyond surface level is not suited for this platform and sorted out and even worst it's highly controlled by the chines government. This is not a platform for political discussion and public dispute. Maybe people think they could use it for that but that's a big mistake!

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