Comment by Gigachad
1 day ago
Tbh the link problem is common for everyone. I sent a tiktok link to a non tech friend and they couldn’t view it because they didn’t have an account. So I used a downloaded tool to send the video directly. All of the major social media sites are locking out users who aren’t signed in with the app. So you usually just screenshot or use an external tool to rip the content.
I simply reply, "I can't see that because it requires an account". Often people give up and don't send me anything... which I'm also fine with, since it's mostly "funny videos"
I don't have any social media accounts - I use rapidsave or faceb.com to download what they linked and send it right back to them every time, as a standalone video rather than a link.
Eventually they realize that's the better way to share it, ask me how I did that, and start doing it themselves.
RE: TikTok. I get links sent frequently and I can view on the web. They make it very difficult though! Muted and autoplay by default and hard to find the unmute button under a web of popups. I think the site isn't responsive either so desktop site on mobile. Also - for some videos at least on TikTok you can download the video via the share button! So not always necessary to use a third party tool.