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FYI: If you're looking for a TikTok alternative. Loops.video is available in early access -- from the makers of Pixelfed -- and will be federated and open source once it goes gold.

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[–] AquaTofana 3 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

The moment it becomes available for Android, I'll partake! I was/am a fan of TikTok. I learned a lot about world happenings from people as they experienced it first hand.

I know lots of people here hate TikTok because they think its a bunch of people dancing or whatever, but I saw a lot of good shit on that app.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 hour ago

It is available on Android. It's not in the Play store, when you sign up, they send you a link do download the apk

[–] MolecularCactus1324 13 points 1 day ago

Loops isn’t ready yet for the big time, still a beta.

[–] cm0002 90 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Loops is very early access IMO, the loops app is more barebones and error-prone than the early Lemmy apps of last year

But it's absolutely a good start and I hope they can get it up to par quickly

[–] rockSlayer 21 points 2 days ago

Tbf the software hasn't even reached gold yet, so the fact that it's able to handle users at all without serious problems is extremely impressive

[–] LaunchesKayaks 5 points 1 day ago

Started using loops yesterday. The only thing I'd like is to sort by genres or search for subjects. I know it's in early access though

[–] teft 59 points 2 days ago (2 children)

If I were a nefarious government whose spyware psy-op app was being banned I'd start an astroturf campaign to get people to swap to a different app controlled by me by using the algorithms in my current about to be banned spyware app.

Just saying.

[–] marcos 13 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I'm not sure China wants westerns using their internal propaganda app. Mixing the internal and external propaganda quickly leads to absurdities.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

They'll probs just segregate the users

[–] marcos 1 points 1 hour ago

Yeah, that's probably how they'll solve it.

[–] [email protected] -5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Except red note has been in China since 2013 and available in America since 2023....

[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 days ago (1 children)

What's that change?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago

Nothing. The whole "movement" reeks of astroturf.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 day ago (6 children)

Has anyone been able to sign up for loops lately?

I tried registering but never got an email to confirm my account. Is there a waitlist?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 hours ago

I got the email yesterday, after waiting for 2 days. But there's basically nobody on there, yet. You're not missing anything.

[–] RememberTheApollo_ 1 points 1 day ago

No email here either.

[–] lath 3 points 1 day ago

Small timers are regularly getting shafted in regards to emails. It's lazy spam filtering because there's too much traffic and so it falls on the sufferer to prove innocence.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

I just tried registering when I read this a couple hours ago, also have not received an email still.

[–] barter 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I signed up last week, never got an email, then tried again a few days ago, got both emails yesterday

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

I signed up a couple months ago without issue...not sure if there's a backlog since then.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 2 days ago (3 children)

What's the red one? I've seen that icon multiple times by now.

[–] pennomi 70 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Backup Chinese spyware since TikTok is going down.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 days ago

Hahahaha, nice!

[–] cm0002 37 points 2 days ago (1 children)

RedNote, a China based TikTok clone that TikTok users are flocking to as a form of protest.

Lemmy tankies have mostly latched onto it because they see the TT ban as the US government censoring their totally-not-CCP-propaganda machine. Even though the laws enforcement mechanism mostly amounts to having app stores delist it (Website, already installed apps and sideloaded should all remain working)

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

It is more of a instagram clone than tiktok clone IIRC.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Rednote, it's like tiktok/insta, but chinese.

There's a lot more interaction between the Chinese and American users than tiktok ever had.

spoiler

[–] NevermindNoMind 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

In my own polianish way, I find this cultaral exchange on rednote both wholesome and also it gives me hope for something more. The Chinese people are obviously oppressed by their government, but it's not that much better here (corporate oligarchy) and is about to get a lot worse. Two peoples whose overlords have tried to convince them that the other country is an enemy, coming together and finding common ground. Maybe working together for a better common outcome, despite both governments trying to keep them apart. I can dream anyway.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 days ago

I have a feeling that this is not going to work intended

[–] RaoulDook 7 points 2 days ago (4 children)

I don't want any of that shit.

Short form video content is a waste of Internet bandwidth and time. I don't want to watch any narcissist filming their face talking about anything. Same goes for youtube talking heads.

[–] chuckleslord 26 points 1 day ago

Cool. Not for you then, eh?

"Bakery down the road is closing" the person on the street corner says to anyone listening, "here are some alternatives"

"I don't eat baked goods, they're bad for you" you reply

"O- oh okay. Thanks for letting me know... I guess. Wasn't really talking to you, then"

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 days ago

The content can be fun, the platforms are cancer.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

okay, but I'm on loops and there are almost no "talking heads" it's mostly nature, tourist attractions, cats and other pets, ppl dancing or musicians, funny incidents, drone videos, trains, memes and a few computer game clips i don't get.

[–] RaoulDook 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

That's cool I suppose. I also can't get past the garbage portrait video format that everyone uses. People should pay attention to the names of those orientations, Portrait and Landscape, as they are a good indicator of the proper usage.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The "man yells at clouds" energy is very strong with you. 😊

[–] RaoulDook 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It's more like "waving my dick in the wind" energy from where I sit

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago

Waste of internet bandwidth. I don't like hearing about narcissists flopping their prangus around in their chairs.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Ok, boomer.

[–] RaoulDook 2 points 1 day ago

Shit off, hamburger!