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Written by Sean O'Brien on 2025-01-18 at 21:08

As Cory Doctorow @pluralistic explains: "If you're an American (or anyone else, for that matter) who wants to use #Tiktok without being spied on, @privacysafe has you covered: their #Sticktock tool is a private, alternative, web-based front-end for Tiktok, with optional @torproject VPN tunnelling" https://psafe.ly/VZTH3W

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Written by smeg on 2025-01-18 at 22:17

@profdiggity @pluralistic or just don't. I promise nobody will die. FOMO is bad for mental health

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Written by Sean O'Brien on 2025-01-18 at 23:58

@smeg @pluralistic TikTok is * the * most popular app in the US by some metrics, and definitely for young Americans. But there's much more at stake here from an access to information, freedom of speech, and privacy standpoint.

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Written by Robert James on 2025-01-18 at 22:29

@profdiggity @pluralistic @privacysafe @torproject an even better decision is to avoid using freedom denying non-free closed source proprietary software, including the social media of surveillance capitalism #PixelFed #Loops

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Written by Sean O'Brien on 2025-01-18 at 23:56

@fulner @pluralistic @torproject @privacysafe Agreed! Which is why I gave a shoutout to @pixelfed 's #Loops in the announcement for StickTock.com

However, access to information and freedom of speech is important, and many millions of Americans are now jumping off of TikTok and into just-as-bad-or-worse proprietary platforms.

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