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I don't know if you have heard, but Loops.video is a Reels/Tiktok like app from the creator of Pixelfed. I recall it being announced, and checked just now on a whim. All of a sudden, it appears pretty close to ready to launch!

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[–] A_Random_Idiot 20 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

We dont need more tiktok like sites.

We need to kill the ones that already exist.

They are social cancer.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

isn't it mostly because of their overly addictive recommendation algorithms? taking away infinite scrolling would also help a lot to make it more healthy.

I know people, 40+ in age, who just want to see some fun videos in their work breaks, when nobody's around to talk with

[–] A_Random_Idiot 5 points 10 hours ago

People were able to watch funny videos long before tiktok. Tiktok is cancer.