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Celerity

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5. 2-way street.

Reply to RJ-MacReady (Original post)

Thu May 15, 2025, 08:59 AM

May 2025

You said:

Gen Z can cry all they want i don't care. Ban it.

They will say the same thing to you. Cry all you want about it not being banned, they do not care.

Also, TikTok use is far from limited to Gen Z, but of course some here opt to target us younger folk far too often.

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the sooner TikTok is banned the better [View all] RJ-MacReady May 2025 OP

Yeah, the First Amendment is overrated. PoindexterOglethorpe May 2025 #1

it's CCP spyware RJ-MacReady May 2025 #2

Then you are left with Instagram and X newdeal2 May 2025 #3

yes unfortunately RJ-MacReady May 2025 #4

We can always bring back MySpace Polybius May 2025 #22

2-way street. Celerity May 2025 #5

unless it's sold RJ-MacReady May 2025 #6

And how long do you think it would take for another version of Tik Tok to appear? MarineCombatEngineer May 2025 #7

I disagree RJ-MacReady May 2025 #8

Well, alrighty then. nt MarineCombatEngineer May 2025 #9

Gen Z's no longer the biggest demo on TikTok (as of 2024) It was in 2022, but the younger Millenials have passed them up Celerity May 2025 #11

They will have to deal with it too RJ-MacReady May 2025 #12

No way will it be banned - TikTok contributed $24.2 billion to the US GDP in 2023. womanofthehills May 2025 #23

I just want someone to stop me from watching nursing shorts Sympthsical May 2025 #15

Agree Ponietz May 2025 #10

Highly unlikely that ever happens. BannonsLiver May 2025 #13

No reasoning whatsoever .... just ban it because .... live love laugh May 2025 #14

I very much doubt the "ban it" folks vanlassie May 2025 #16

I disagree. Jack Valentino May 2025 #17

Accessing TikTok via a VPN would occasionally be mildly inconvenient JoseBalow May 2025 #18

the sooner Facebook is banned the better Self Esteem May 2025 #19

Good lord Melon May 2025 #24

the sooner MAGAts are banned the better MorbidButterflyTat May 2025 #20

The fact China bans it JI7 May 2025 #21