The US can probably replace TikTok with something "homegrown" that's sufficiently like TikTok that people will be happy to use it once it becomes widely adopted. What could replace Facebook, TikTok etc in Europe? Do we just shut down the internet because it's run by third parties who don't have our best interests at heart?
> The US can probably replace TikTok with something "homegrown"
You say that, yet Instagram, Twitter(1), YouTube who have all tried so far have all failed.
(1): You're probably reading this and saying "What? not they haven't", well open a video on Twitter then swipe it up off the screen, you're now in TwitTok.
>You say that, yet Instagram, Twitter(1), YouTube who have all tried so far have all failed.
Youtube Shorts didn't fail, they're actually way better than TikTok and are doing well. Instagram Reels are basically a flop, but Shorts are freaking addictive. I tried using TikTok a while ago after all the praise on HN for its magical recommendation algorithm. After trying to get the algorithm to give me anything interesting for an hour, I gave up. Youtube Shorts on the other hand is like crack. It's way better than YT's "normal" recommendation algorithm.
Sure, but that's with TikTok still around. Outlaw TikTok (essentially killing it), and there's no more stickyness keeping people from doing their dances on YT Shorts or whatever alternative would win.
