[HN Gopher] A TikTok Ban Would Deal a Blow to Creators, Business...
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A TikTok Ban Would Deal a Blow to Creators, Businesses and the
American Economy
Author : jaredwiener
Score : 11 points
Date : 2024-04-22 20:08 UTC (2 hours ago)
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| Justin_K wrote:
| Staying away from the politics, anybody who has a business model
| completely dependent upon a single service's algorithm should
| question what kind of business they have.
| whiletru wrote:
| Many successful businesses specialize in a niche. Mastering the
| algorithms of a single, popular platform can be a strategic
| advantage. Think of SEO experts or social media marketing
| firms.
| bsaul wrote:
| Correct in theory, false in practice. Case in point : google
| adwords / adsense. It's been close to 20 years and counting,
| and lots of the online ad economy is still relying almost
| exclusively on it.
| mtnGoat wrote:
| Not sure what your point is. If you rely heavily on Google
| search traffic or ads, and get banned you are in the same
| boat. Id say it's still correct, because the point OP was
| trying to make is, don't run a business that can fail
| entirely because of another entities whims.
| fragmede wrote:
| yeah! especially those farmers, taking advantage of the
| algorithm of plant in the spring, harvest in the fall. what
| fools!
| deathmachine wrote:
| Lol, they realize it's a sell-or-ban bill, right? Kind of a moot
| point when you realize that TikTok as we know it will continue,
| just without a connection to the CCP. Even if they do ban TikTok
| the company, the engineers/ML scientists who developed the
| recommender system powering TikTok still exist, so worst comes to
| worst someone makes a new company, hires the engineers, and off
| to the races
| DaveExeter wrote:
| It has already been cloned! It is called "Redz" [0]. If
| imitation is the purest form of flattery, Redz is pure
| flattery. Look at the UI images.
|
| [0]
| https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.homyt.thex
| k12sosse wrote:
| Interesting name. Might as well have called it COMRADES or
| MUNISM
| k12sosse wrote:
| If we are not careful, millions of people will have to resort to
| obtaining employment. Luckily we'll still have Twitch, Kick,
| playing the meme stock market, and gambling for them to fall back
| on.
|
| Also illegal drug sales may taper off for a while but they'll
| find snap to be quite cozy again.
| mtnGoat wrote:
| Some of them are using TT to sell those illegal drugs though.
| ;x
|
| I'm always amazed at how many accounts openly sell drugs, I
| report them, meta says they are ok.
| tengbretson wrote:
| I still haven't fully recovered from the economic fallout of Vine
| shutting down.
| pie420 wrote:
| A Fentanyl Ban Would Deal a Blow to Consumers, Businesses, Non-
| Profits and the American Economy
| btown wrote:
| Note this is from March 2023.
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| https://archive.is/SoSw9
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| Beyond what the article says, something that is very hard to
| quantify is whether the _promise_ of fame on TikTok causes its
| users to spend more than they otherwise would, even in excess of
| the income they actually receive from either TikTok or its effect
| on the promotion of their ventures. Recessions may well have been
| triggered by less.
| zeruch wrote:
| ...or everyone will just move elsewhere.
|
| I think the TikTook ban is stupid, but assigning TT this kind of
| importance in a generally fickle space is dumb.
| 2genders23029 wrote:
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