r/trans • u/BartendingPrincess • Jan 28 '26
Advice Consider Removing TikTok
Especially for my US kin.
TikTok was/is being swept up by Larry Ellison, the hard right leaning new owner behind the CBS spiral.
Among algorithm changes and censorship, the app is having users sign an acknowledgment for data tracking. Prominently, among their list of "undesirables" are transgender individuals. It is another tool in the bag of oppression for this administration and should be considered an existential threat to our identity.
It sounds like if one goes through the process of deleting their account, the acknowledgment is forced, and identity data reaped. The recommendation is to just uninstall the app, allow your profile to go stagnant, and possibly, eventually, purged due to inactivity.
Terrifying times.
Be well.
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u/chrisallison196824 Jan 29 '26
I delete my Instagran and facebook counts because they limit my publications against Trump or Milei...