Delete your #TikTok accounts and uninstall IMMEDIATELY

[alextecplayz@techhub.social]

@Durrell there's nothing in the US TOS regarding clipboard use, voice or face data extraction from images, extracting contacts from your phone, location data or keystroke patterns.

legalmiga on threads (https://threads.net/@legalmiga/post/DT11_ZmFHYZ) hasn't provided any links or sources to these claims. Sure, it can be inferred that TikTok does that just like every other big tech social media app (e.g. Facebook, Twitter), but that's not new, and they mention this at the end of her thread. But at least she's a real attorney, which is nice to see.

[reggiehere@mastodon.social]

@dagb

Thanks, I knew other platforms worked in pretty much the same way, but I wasn't aware the TT had that as a primary design feature.

@Durrell

[offbeatmammal@mastodon.social]

@zleap @Durrell I hope Loops gets out of Beta and scales well enough to give users a viable place to migrate to. TikTok is really helped by the ecosystem of things like CapCut so creators will need help moving

[lisp_1@social.vivaldi.net]

@Durrell Tiktok sucks. It does not work right in Firefox.

[zleap@techhub.social]

@Offbeatmammal @Durrell

Me too, Social media HAS to change, but perhaps in such a way when young people are ready to sign up there is a good-informed set of choices.

[soy@ffuent.es]

I just wonder what about other social apps, like reddit, Instagram... Etc

[netraven@hear-me.social]

@Durrell ...do real people use tiktok still? asking for a friend.

[durrell@mastodon.social]

A workaround to delete your #TikTok account without accepting the new TOS.

1. Turn off your phones wifi/data

2. Open app and click settings

3. Go to account page

4. Turn wifi back on

5. Delete account

The TOS popup won't appear when the internet is off. Being on the account tab prevents it.

[urlyman@mastodon.social]

@aral thanks
https://mastodon.social/@urlyman/115949326682575405

@Durrell

[dorian@chaos.social]

@dagb @ReggieHere @Durrell you can follow people on tt. It has two timeline views, one with the content of people you follow and one that is algo generated (For You page)

[dagb@snabelen.no]

@dorian Aha, I did not know you can follow others.

@ReggieHere @Durrell

[leonardo@mastodon.bida.im]

@skynebula @Durrell @aral looks like a wonderful opportunity to delete all of them then

[ericphelps@mastodon.social]

@Durrell Am I missing something? They get your clipboard contents when you copy and paste into the app. Isn't that how the clipboard works?

And pretty much everything else there sounds like what Facebook does. What's really different?

Mind you, I deleted Facebook and WhatsApp long ago for this kind of stuff. But most people don't care.

[fromjason@mastodon.social]

@Durrell smart

[durrell@mastodon.social]

If you're not logged in already, or if you've already received the pop-up, the workaround is to do it from your desktop. The website on the desktop still has the pop-up, but you can still work around it and never click accept.

[fluffgar@mastodon.scot]

@Durrell If any of you absolutely cannot get by without short video or photo sharing there are alternatives. Some of them are listed at: https://madeincanada.social/

Even so, be sensible. Keep each other safe.

[durrell@mastodon.social]

@ericphelps accessing the clipboard contents is probably the least important thing on that list to be honest. Also, I think it's they can access your entire clipboard not just the thing you copied when you access it

But the bigger problem is who is now gaining access to this and how deeply they are intertwined with the administration

other companies have these problems too, but more for the goal of making money

These people want to make money but also align with the administration's agenda