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Summary
Analysts predict a potential global ripple effect if the U.S. ban on TikTok remains, with allied nations likely to follow.
Experts cite the ousting of Chinese and Russian tech firms like Huawei and Kaspersky on national security grounds as a blueprint for how the ban could spread worldwide.
TikTok is already restricted on government devices in many countries, and the Five Eyes Alliance nations have issued warnings.
If the ban expands, TikTok risks losing its U.S. user base, curbing revenues and global reach, potentially accelerating its decline.
You know what the simple way is? Are you a designer? Yes? Then please get involved in the project and help the engineers design it.
It’s all Open Source. That means anyone can contribute, and if designers aren’t contributing, then the design will be done by engineers.
It takes volunteers and I’m so so so so tired of seeing people bitch about it but are unwilling to volunteer their time to make it better.
None of these people are being paid, all the work they do for you is for free for your benefit. They do not have Venture Capital backing them with millions of dollars like Bluesky owes Blockchain Capitol. $15 million to be exact. $15 million they’re going to want a return on which means monetizing users. (Something that won’t happen in an Open Source ecosystem)
“It’s not my job to contribute to a community project that I use daily” you may as well be saying “It’s not my job to make the world a better place.”
I am a designer and would love to be involved! Hell, helping the cause and having a great new portfolio piece is like a 2 for 1 special. I’m new here and just commenting on my observations. I’m going to be looking for avenues to get involved.
Kickass, that’s great to hear!
https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy
https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon
https://github.com/MbinOrg/mbin
Here are links to the githubs of Lemmy, Mastodon, and Mbin. These are good places to start getting involved. That’s where most of the development happens for each.
Good luck and thank you for wanting to be involved!
Love it, thanks for linking me! Will check out as soon as I’m out of work!
I get your frustration though, I’m sure if you’ve been here awhile you’ve heard it millions of times. It does seem like they’re making progress, I’ve heard the new Pixelfed design is much better.