Delete your #TikTok accounts and uninstall IMMEDIATELY
DO IT NOW
His friends are officially in the driver seat now
They will absolutely use this for TRACKING and other stuff
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We're continuing investigation to the performance issues, you can follow and react here: https://lemmy.world/c/friendicaworld
Aral Balkan
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#TikTok updated its Privacy Policy (Jan 22,
2026).
(Credit legalmiga on threads)
TikTok collects everything you upload, including drafts you never post
DMs + messages are collected and reviewed
Al prompts & Al responses you enter are stored and used to improve their systems
Image 2: Durrell 1/22/26 Bluesky
They access clipboard content when you copy/ paste into the app
Contacts can be pulled from your phone if syncing is on
Faceprints & voiceprints can be extracted from your videos
Location data (approximate by default, precise if enabled)
Keystroke patterns + device behavior are tracked
Image 3: Durrell 1/22/26 Bluesky
... Show more...Activity can be linked across multiple devices
TikTok shares your data with advertisers + analytics partners
Your activity can affec
Alt text, image 1: Durrell 1/22/26 Bluesky
#TikTok updated its Privacy Policy (Jan 22,
2026).
(Credit legalmiga on threads)
TikTok collects everything you upload, including drafts you never post
DMs + messages are collected and reviewed
Al prompts & Al responses you enter are stored and used to improve their systems
Image 2: Durrell 1/22/26 Bluesky
They access clipboard content when you copy/ paste into the app
Contacts can be pulled from your phone if syncing is on
Faceprints & voiceprints can be extracted from your videos
Location data (approximate by default, precise if enabled)
Keystroke patterns + device behavior are tracked
Image 3: Durrell 1/22/26 Bluesky
Activity can be linked across multiple devices
TikTok shares your data with advertisers + analytics partners
Your activity can affect ads outside TikTok
Opt-outs exist but you have to manually manage them
Public videos can appear on Google, news sites, and aggregators
Image 4: Donald J. Trump
@reaDonald Trump
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I am so happy to have helped in saving TikTok! It will now be owned by a group of Great American Patriots and Investors, the Biggest in the World, and will be an important Voice. Along with other factors, it was responsible for my doing so well with the Youth Vote in the 2024 Presidential Election. I only hope that long into the future I will be remembered by those who use and love TikTok. Thank you to Vice President JD Vance, and all of the others within my Administration, who helped bring this Deal to a very dramatic, final, and beautiful conclusion. I would also like to thank President Xi, of China, for working with us and, ultimately, approving the Deal.
He could have gone the other way, but didn't, and is appreciated for his decision. PRESIDENT DONALD J.
TRUMP
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in reply to Aral Balkan • • •@aral thanks
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Reg
in reply to Dag • • •@dagb
Why is it any different to Xitter, Insta, Faecebook, ....?
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Dag
in reply to Reg • • •@ReggieHere Because you don't actually follow anyone, TikTok just selects what you see. Such algorithms is now predominant on X and Meta so the differences are diminishing. TikTok has just perfected this from the start,
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Projektionsyta
in reply to Durrell • • •Paul Sutton (zleap)
in reply to Durrell • • •I can boost, but do you have a link to where this came from as in some sort of offical announcement please, I assume we can access the Tiktok TOS outside of the platform as we need to agree before signing up.
It just makes it easier to share outside of Fedi and backs up what is in posts here too.
Durrell
in reply to Paul Sutton (zleap) • • •@zleap
Honestly I don't know how to get it to you without opening the app and getting screenshots of the new TOS but it's popping up for lots of ppl when they open the app
Paul Sutton (zleap)
in reply to Durrell • • •This is fine, I will grab the screens already sent here, not sure if we will convince people to switch from tiktok to loops, but in a few months time, we can be confident if people moan about this, we can say 'told you so' months ago.
Hopefully this is another window to promote fedi and how things can be done differently if there is the will to do so.
Durrell
in reply to Durrell • • •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.
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in reply to Durrell • • •Nates 🏳️🌈
in reply to Durrell • • •Fluffgar 🏴
in reply to Durrell • • •If any of you absolutely cannot get by without short video or photo sharing there are alternatives. Some of them are listed at: madeincanada.social/
Even so, be sensible. Keep each other safe.
Made in Canada - Canadian Social Media Alternatives
Made in Canada.socialSkyNebula
in reply to Durrell • • •Leonardo
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in reply to Durrell • • •Rachel (Toxic Femininity Arc)
in reply to Durrell • • •I support people deleting corporate social media for whatever reason, but PLEASE do at least the bare minimum of research before spreading alarmist claims: social.treehouse.systems/@vant…
elle
2026-01-24 19:51:23
I support people deleting corporate social media for whatever reason, but PLEASE do at least the bare minimum of research before spreading alarmist claims: social.treehouse.systems/@vant…
elle
2026-01-24 19:51:23
Durrell
in reply to Rachel (Toxic Femininity Arc) • • •Rachel (Toxic Femininity Arc)
in reply to Durrell • • •Durrell
in reply to Rachel (Toxic Femininity Arc) • • •Rachel (Toxic Femininity Arc)
in reply to Durrell • • •the language on the TOS has been there since pre-Trump, it primarily exists to comply with state privacy laws, it's little different than the TOS on any other corporate social media.
please edit your post to clarify so that you're not spreading undue panic.
Durrell
in reply to Rachel (Toxic Femininity Arc) • • •@YKantRachelRead The terms have been updated which is why everyone's seeing the new terms. Some terms have similar language but there are clearly new terms that have been added
People are welcome to read the terms and make the best decision for themselves
Whatever reason you want to defend tiktok, I don't get it but more power to you
Rachel (Toxic Femininity Arc)
in reply to Durrell • • •Durrell
in reply to Rachel (Toxic Femininity Arc) • • •@YKantRachelRead
I mean you kind of are unless you're out there stomping the pavement for every other social media platform too
The bigger part of the issue is who the new owners are and their ties to the administration and how in lockstep they are with helping the administration complete their goals with access to all of this new data and the ability to further sway public opinion via algorithmic changes
Let the people read the terms for themselves and make the best choice for them
Rachel (Toxic Femininity Arc)
in reply to Durrell • • •elle
in reply to Durrell • • •@YKantRachelRead hi! I'm the person who made the post she linked above. here's a quote of my full post about it:
I understand your inclination to inform people, but the post is irresponsible and, importantly, not the truth - feel free to see the techcrunch link for more info beyond that if this isn't enough for you. I'd ask that you edit the op to indicate this verbiage is not new and doesn't mean what you thought it did
TikTok users freak out over app's 'immigration status' collection -- here's what it means | TechCrunch
Sarah Perez (TechCrunch)Durrell
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