610 upvotes, 21 direct replies (showing 21)
View submission: Anyone else not ever use TikTok whatsoever?
After learning about the intense amount of creepy data FB collects, and that TikTok does the same amount of shady collecting, I never found it remotely appealing to want to sign up for *more* of that.
Comment by According_Gazelle472 at 19/01/2025 at 22:29 UTC
132 upvotes, 15 direct replies
The only social media I have is reddit and that is it .
Comment by AutumnEclipsed at 19/01/2025 at 21:17 UTC
90 upvotes, 4 direct replies
That’s been my issue as well. Never once downloaded or felt like I was missing out. It’s a data collecting/selling and propaganda company more than a lighthearted, silly dancing with your friends or grandma app. People can’t see that or don’t care.
Comment by Matzie138 at 19/01/2025 at 21:24 UTC
28 upvotes, 2 direct replies
This plus, I have no interest in watching videos, even if they are 30 seconds.
Comment by Pristine-Pen-9885 at 19/01/2025 at 22:58 UTC
15 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Good on you. Remember, on FB and TikTok you aren’t a customer getting free services from them. You’re their product, and they sell your personal info to the highest bidder.
Comment by cute_bark at 19/01/2025 at 21:50 UTC
20 upvotes, 2 direct replies
did the thought of reddit collecting massive amounts of data not cross your mind though?
Comment by permalink_save at 20/01/2025 at 00:08 UTC
11 upvotes, 1 direct replies
I'd rather my data stay in America but it sounds like people want the opposite with people flooding to another Chinese platform now
Comment by Brodermagne96 at 20/01/2025 at 11:20 UTC
3 upvotes, 0 direct replies
And instagram, Facebook, reddit don't do this?
Comment by ThisOldGuy1976 at 20/01/2025 at 11:42 UTC
3 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Your phone is collecting data regardless of the apps you use.
Comment by MissionMoth at 20/01/2025 at 05:27 UTC
2 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Honestly, same. Everything started and stopped at "Spyware" for me.
Comment by hubblengc6872 at 20/01/2025 at 05:21 UTC
1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Same. Never used it for the same reason. I guess we got to experience some of it as it trickled out and into Reddit.
Comment by KnoWanUKnow2 at 20/01/2025 at 13:19 UTC
1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
I have to keep my Facebook account because it's the only way I can contact several of my relatives, but I'll be damned if I ever download their app.
Comment by AcatSkates at 20/01/2025 at 14:55 UTC
1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Everything collects out data, we should get paid for it.
Comment by loxias0 at 20/01/2025 at 16:21 UTC
1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
The truly creepy thing (to me anyway) is less the data collected, and more the way that their algorithm slowly molds and impacts what you think and say.
If it was ever truly about people preferring a new communications platform for what it does or features it has, then some enterprising gen z would have cloned it ages ago. Why haven't they? Hmm....
Not to minimize, data collection by large creepy corporations is no better than data collection by large creepy governments! But the data collection has always seemed a secondary issue.
Comment by mack-y0 at 20/01/2025 at 22:26 UTC
1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
your data gets collected from everywhere
Comment by Flyphoenix22 at 20/01/2025 at 23:23 UTC
1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
A lot of people prefer to stay away for that reason, especially when it comes to our privacy and security.
Comment by Chronoblivion at 20/01/2025 at 00:02 UTC
1 upvotes, 1 direct replies
I thought it was common knowledge that TikTok did the same and more, and with the added concern of it being unclear precisely who the data was being sold to or what it was being used for. But the mainstream sentiment over reddit the past couple days is that Facebook is worse so now I don't know what to believe and don't have the tech literacy to figure it out on my own.
Comment by corgi-king at 20/01/2025 at 08:27 UTC
1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
I tried to avoid anything from CCP like a plague.
Comment by Strokesite at 20/01/2025 at 02:11 UTC
0 upvotes, 0 direct replies
I watched a Joe Rogan episode on YouTube where he read the Terms and Conditions. It essentially grants TikTok access to every computer on your network. No thanks.
Comment by UFOinsider at 20/01/2025 at 03:29 UTC
-1 upvotes, 1 direct replies
But you still use Facebook because you’re a clown
Comment by tanksalotfrank at 20/01/2025 at 00:31 UTC
0 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Everyone I try to talk sense to about it start going off the rails about "well all the rest of them do it too" as if that's helping their case.
It's identical to people saying "yeah well so did everyone else" when you bring up the genocide of the Natives anywhere.
Comment by onFilm at 20/01/2025 at 15:49 UTC
0 upvotes, 0 direct replies
I'm on the other side of the spectrum. Couldn't care less about my data, but I stay away from those platforms because they're boring and dull compared to other activities I can do online.