Bytedance yesterday launched a social app called Tiktok Notes in Canada and Australia. I tried it out, since I live in Canada.
I was able to log in using my Tiktok account to log in.
The user interface has preview blocks.
It was pretty easy to upload a couple of photos and add some text.
My profile has all my posts.
They have a pretty good explanation of how the service works.
So, why do I care? Well, I think that Tiktok Notes has a basic data structure — a gallery of images with text — that’s very compatible with ActivityPub and the Fediverse. It uses a follow graph, similar to most other social networks. Enabling remote follow — following people from other services, like Instagram stories or Snap — would be pretty easy to incorporate. Comments, likes and re-shares could work pretty reasonably too.
New social services need a good justification for why they are launching in siloed mode in 2024. We don’t need any more walled gardens; we already have a lot. This app can be an important part of the developing social web of interconnected networks.
I hope that Bytedance considers this as a high-priority feature. I think connecting to the fediverse is a good business move for a company experiencing the kind of political pressure Tiktok is. I’m glad to see that Threads is continuing its integration of ActivityPub, and I hope it sets a good model for other new apps.
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Hmm, kinda looks like a mashup of Pinterest and something else?
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@infosec_jcp @evanprodromou The layout is almost 100% similar to Xiaohongshu, another Chinese social media.
Xiaongshu itself basically works like Tiktok, Pinterest, and Instagram merged into one.
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