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In the last few months i really gotten into the whole Fediverse thing, but i noticed that, despite it being the most popular Social Media Platform, there isn't a TikTok alternative. I know there is Loops, but it's not open source or federated yet, so it's not really an option. Why is that?

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[–] Agrivar@lemmy.world 26 points 1 week ago (5 children)

[TikTok is] the most popular Social Media Platform

I'm not calling you a liar, but this is news to me. Do you have any data to back up that assertion?

[–] anthony@lemmy.cif.su 0 points 6 days ago

I've gone of the google play charts.

[–] JubilantJaguar@lemmy.world 23 points 1 week ago (3 children)
[–] catloaf@lemm.ee 7 points 1 week ago (2 children)
[–] Agrivar@lemmy.world 16 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I'm often surprised by how active and "engaged" the comment section can get, especially on live videos.

[–] nokturne213@sopuli.xyz 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I am often surprised how toxic yt comments are.

[–] Agrivar@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

Perhaps I spend too much time reading them, but I'm more surprised when the comment section is NOT toxic!

[–] Kichae@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 week ago

No. But it is a social media site, and people have been conflating the two for twenty years now.

[–] Agrivar@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago
[–] bdonvr@thelemmy.club 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I'd say third. YouTube isn't really a social media platform, nor WeChat.

[–] Carighan@lemmy.world 13 points 1 week ago

If tiktok is sa social media platform, then so is youtube/

[–] WhatSay@slrpnk.net 3 points 1 week ago

It could vary by age group, so not most popular overall, but it's relative.

[–] Ulrich@feddit.org 3 points 1 week ago

It's not true. Not even close.