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Happened in 2019 in Hongkong: https://www.theverge.com/2019/10/10/20907596/apple-hong-kong-protests-app-removed-china https://www.theverge.com/2019/10/10/20907

by kread 1y ago

Happened in 2019 in Hongkong: https://www.theverge.com/2019/10/10/20907596/apple-hong-kong-protests-app-removed-china https://www.theverge.com/2019/10/10/20907596/apple-hong-kong... In 2025 in USA?

ants_everywhere 1y ago
I've wondered for a while if the experience with protesters organizing on apps was what made China prioritize TikTok more. TikTok's initial rise predates the protests by about a year. But it explodes and overtakes other social media apps starting in 2019 and into 202.