The possibility of a TikTok ban is inching closer to becoming a reality at this point. On Tuesday, the Senate passed the bill that would bar the social media platform from operating in the U.S. unless ByteDance, its Chinese parent company, sells its stake.
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t begs the question: In today’s social landscape, do brands ever own their audiences?
The answer is no, according to three agency executives who say it’s time to start exploring contingency plans that don’t hinge on any of the walled gardens of social media titans like Meta, X or TikTok. Looking for the next frontier, some are pointing toward the fediverse.
We need more people on here, not brands and marketing shills
I can supply a maximum of one people. Doing my part.
I’m 3 people
I am 0.4.
I’m -3.4 people as I’m the Zero-Sum Man, here to restore balance to the universe. I’m also a big purple dude with a funny-looking chin.
Do you have an odd fascination with balancing knives?
Gabe?
https://getyarn.io/yarn-clip/3bb17301-1fac-454f-883d-a57002ab3637
The IRS wants to know your location.
With more people will come brands and marketing shills.
I can deal with that if it’s in that order
The brands and marketing shills won’t bother if there aren’t enough people to fleece.
While I agree with the sentiment, I feel like activitypub/fediverse would be unsustainable if it ever went mainstream without some form of capitalist investment to keep things running.