1. We are banned in the US, China and India, the only three markets that really matter. The EU will probably follow. 2. We aren't and were never profitable. 3. Bytedance can't transfer the recommendation algorithm. 4. Codebase is ass quality and built on proprietary Bytedance tools and internal infra. This won't be the same as buying Twitter. Twitter did some real engineering. We're made of duct tape and chinesium. 5. The acquihire value is not worth anything for obvious reasons. We're the Columbia University of tech companies. 6. Advertisers are spooked. The only thing worth anything is the user content.
What’s wrong with Columbia?
Republican Congress members want to call in the national guard and pull a tiananmen style suppression cuz freedom and democracy https://www.politico.com/news/2024/04/24/mike-johnson-columbia-national-guard-00154199
I believe you’re currently facing sample bias as the majority of that protest from student and faculty isn’t to ask for the losing side of the steamroll to fight back The rhetoric you’re sharing isn’t far off from how the CCP justified tiananmen too so that’s pretty rich
Or just make the sale and become a US tech giant since they are exempt from law.
EU won’t follow such stupid ban.
EU will because US leads trends
The DPC is lurking - wouldn’t surprise me if an EU ban actually happens sooner than US
why are you banned in china?
Everything’s banned in China unless it’s controlled by the CCP. Time spent on games is controlled as is in-game spending (good or bad companies have no say) China announces rules to reduce spending on video games https://www.reuters.com/world/china/china-issues-draft-rules-online-game-management-2023-12-22/
There is a different version of TikTok called douyin in China. Chinese people inside the wall can only use douyin.
duct tape and chinesium - +11111111
Duct tape last longer than 6 months. Nothing at Tiktok would last that long without heavy maintenance.
well, you got me there. it's unbelievable how bad our tech infrastructure is. bandaid on top of chewing gum on top of bandaid on top of chewing gum....
Don’t say that. The ios (and android) app is so awesome! Ui inituitive, fast, snappy, video quality amazing.
Why not transfer the recommendation algorithm ? Is it so difficult?
A lot of the top user content is being posted to other platforms (which also have ecommerce, an audience, and creator funds) via their Youtube / Insta accounts, so unsure if TT even has that anymore as an edge. That is what made me confused about TTs campaign to Congress: threatening that thousands of creators and business will be affected when they can have a home on competitor platforms and potentially get a similar support and audience.
While platforms like YouTube and Instagram have established themselves as hubs for a variety of content, including educational videos, advertisements, influencer content, informative articles, travel blogs, and more, TikTok's content tends to lean towards entertainment and shorter-form videos. This doesn't necessarily mean the content is of lower value, but it caters to a different kind of user engagement.
How different is TikTok short videos from YouTube shorts or IG reels ?
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Yes, really hiring.
You mean really really?