I love how in the article they are presenting this as “people looking for a tiktok alternative”. Instagram and YT shorts are right there, the people joining this app are either doing it in protest or following the trend that those people started. Most of the people joining probably aren’t going to it because of it’s prior reputation as a stelar app or because they think it will protect their data.
Although those platforms also provide short form content, their algorithms are pretty terrible. Also, Instagram’s reels are absolutely flooded with ads, sponsored videos, and undisclosed branded content.
I love how in the article they are presenting this as “people looking for a tiktok alternative”. Instagram and YT shorts are right there, the people joining this app are either doing it in protest or following the trend that those people started. Most of the people joining probably aren’t going to it because of it’s prior reputation as a stelar app or because they think it will protect their data.
Although those platforms also provide short form content, their algorithms are pretty terrible. Also, Instagram’s reels are absolutely flooded with ads, sponsored videos, and undisclosed branded content.
I used TikTok about a year ago and it seemed pretty bad in these regards. Has it gotten better since I left?
They’re shit replacements. So much to that YouTube has gone down in downloads this week and IG is only up like 10%.