French Tiktok ban makes VPN usage soar in New Caledonia
French Tiktok ban makes VPN usage soar in New Caledonia
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French Tiktok ban makes VPN usage soar in New Caledonia
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Banning websites in the year 2024 is never going to work. The average user is more savvy than the average lawmaker.
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IDK is the average TikTok user really installing VPN software on it's phone? And if something is banned in a country companies are far less likely to put in effort in it.
So even if people can still use it, technically, TikTok lifes of selling scam shit to people... If you have the skills to install a VPN your probably also not falling for that stuff.
I actually see that as a win. TikTok is not a platform for political discussion or private communication (by design) so I don't hate the idea of it getting banned.
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IDK is the average TikTok user really installing VPN software on it's phone?
Yes. From the article a, 2500% spike in VPN usage.
TikTok is not a platform for political discussion
Yet, despite that, it's working as one. Effectively.
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I'm not on tiktok but my understanding is that there's a lot of Palestinians on there whose voice otherwise wouldn't be heard from the taxpayers that are funding their genocide.
That's a very positive political consequence of the platform.
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is the average TikTok user really installing VPN software on itâs phone
Depends on the country. If you're in India or China, absolutely. And those countries have the largest populations on Earth by more than 4x the #3 spot.
Some are even getting randomly arrested right off the street for using them: https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/man-booked-for-using-vpn-in-j-ks-rajouri-3rd-such-case-in-2-days-5612508
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You think too far. Some people have the knowhow to install a VPN on a phone and access tiktok. They share that info.
People that just want to access tiktok follow the info to install the VPN and have access to tiktok.
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Say what you want about tiktok but damn if it isn't extremely effective at sending information out of reach from governments, I don't know what it is. You can see they fear it hard.
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So long as it's not about Tiananmem Square.
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but damn if it isn't extremely effective at sending information out of reach from governments
It's not particularly better at it than most other social media sites/apps
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It's good enough to get banned though.
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It's directly controlled by Chinese government so please don't tell me TikTok would be out of reach... maybe for US Government :D It is only effective in spreading stuff that CCP supports or doesn't effect them.
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So like the inverse meta?
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This government is an absolute farce leading us straight to the victory of the far-right. Fuck them.
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isn't the title misleading?
tiktok isn't banned in france. Paris is trying to reimpose itself on New Caledonia by all means. A correct title would be: Tiktok ban in New Caledonia makes VPN usage soar
it's probably temporary. Either they go free and tiktok is back, or Paris regains control and tiktok is back đ€·
â New Caledonia riots: parts of territory âout of state controlâ, French representative says
â We will fight until Kanaky is freeâ: how New Caledonia caught fire
FTFY. It's not really a "correct" title if it completely obscures the aggressor.
debate about New Caledonia's status is "none of my business".
vous Ă©tĂ©s en Nouvelle-CalĂ©donie peut-ĂȘtre ?