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Comment by Zak

13 hours ago

I'm surprised TikTok isn't trying to push a web version, hosted outside the USA as an alternative to shutting down. While it would be difficult for a new social media service to gain traction that way, TikTok has a huge established audience.

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hiq  13 hours ago

Isn't https://www.tiktok.com exactly this?

  • Zak  13 hours ago

    Sort of. In a mobile browser, it almost immediately tries to get me to download the app, which is the opposite of pushing the web version in a marketing sense. Pushing would be telling app users that the app will become unavailable soon and they should use TikTok on the web.

xnx  13 hours ago

> I'm surprised TikTok isn't trying to push a web version,

They have a web version that's surprisingly capable. Not sure if tiktok.com will be blocked on Sunday.

btbuildem  13 hours ago

I wonder about that: wouldn't the law force internet providers to blanket block any and all web versions of TikTok?

  • Zak  13 hours ago

    I don't think so. It probably stops them from using US-based CDNs to host content, but that only makes it less efficient, not inaccessible.