#whatsapp app

[elsaclack]

Yeah okay so like I said in the tags of the last post I’m rising from my tumblr grave to say that the ban on TikTok is symptomatic of a MUCH larger and more terrifying problem. Because yes, on its surface it’s silly dances and asmr and cooking videos and whatever, but in truth and at its core, TikTok single-handedly revolutionized the way 170 million Americans communicated with each other AND the rest of the world. Non-Americans love to point out how America-centric Americans are, but fail to realize that we are purposefully raised in an isolated, insulated environment where we are told from basically day 1 that America Is The Best and not to even bother taking a look around because it’s all downhill from outside of here. TikTok has, for MANY Americans, single-handedly destroyed that notion and allowed them (us!!) to broaden our world-view and realize that actually, things are better in other countries, and it did so in a kind, empathetic, and compassionate way.

And yeah most people wake up to the truth of that on their own as they get older, but holy shit!! The VAST majority of the Americans on TikTok are millennials and gen z (and even some older gen alpha)!! People who are becoming disillusioned with “The American Dream” (said with the HEAVIEST sarcasm) while they’re still school-aged or are just entering young-adulthood!! People who are entering - or TRYING to enter - the American workforce who suddenly have an unfiltered window into non-American lives and are wondering why tf we’re struggling and penny-pinching and toeing the line of poverty while our rich elected officials sit around and fight and argue over everything that actually matters to the citizens they supposedly represent and get richer all the while. THAT is why they’re banning the app, and that fact alone should terrify every single American citizen.

Not to mention the precedent it sets for other social media platforms!! You think some nebulous, unproven, and unfounded “threat to national security” will stop with TikTok?? They’ve already censored Adult Material on tumblr, who’s gonna stop them from coming back and doing it again or getting rid of it altogether for the exact same reason? It’s a blatant act of censorship and a direct attack on the American first amendment right to free speech.

NOTHING radicalized me the way tiktok did. I watched people in my life who were STAUNCH Trump supporters in 2016 AND 2020 wake up to the truth and vote blue for the first time in their lives BECAUSE OF TIKTOK, and did so with al the nuanced understanding that even Democrats are severely failing this country, but are at least better than the alternative. That level of awareness and presence in the average US citizen scares American politicians.

The fact that the vast majority of them - including the ones loudly opposing the ban!! - bought stock in Meta BEFORE the ban was legalized/upheld by the Supreme Court?? That Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk were legally allowed to lobby congress to ban TikTok when BOTH stood to DIRECTLY financially gain from their biggest competitor being banned in the US and are guilty of unethically gathering data and selling it to MULTIPLE third parties?? The fact that Trump is now teasing that he may or may not intervene to save TikTok when he was the one who talked about banning it in the first place AND ALSO OWNS HIS OWN COMPETING SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM??

It’s the burning of Alexandria. It’s the loss of a significant chunk of culture. It’s the sharp and sudden loss of contact with the rest of the world for more than half of all American citizens. It’s the loss of $240 BILLION dollars in the GDP when the country is already TRILLIONS of dollars in debt. And on an individualistic level, it’s the loss of millions of small businesses and primary income streams for so many individuals and families who found their primary audience on TikTok. Is the app perfect? HELL no. Are there significant changes needed to make it a safe environment for all users? ABSOLUTELY. But that can also be said of ANY social media platform. TikTok openly fostered connection and communication and creativity and compassion that is completely unique to that platform! It made so many people - myself included!! - feel less alone. I get the feeling I know what the general consensus is about TikTok on this site, but the ban on this app should scare the shit out of everyone.

[wintarti]

Worksheet about Personal Identity and Origin Includes Countries

Worksheet about Personal Identity and Origin Includes Countries Keywords: countries, nationalities, favorite, best things Activity 1 Practice Read the dialogue between Irma and Edo. They are going to a concert in town on Sunday morning. Irma: Wow! It is very crowded, right? Edo: Yes, it is. I’m so thirsty. I want to buy an iced tea, do you want some? Irma: I think I’m okay. I have my drink in the…

[ineffablelvrs]

rb for larger sample size !! you can also say what country youre from in tags if u want to bc im trying to see something

[cecoeur]

max, naturally, quite possibly with the outraged text already attached

Max: “Martin I can of course not post this you know but here is the link…daniel looks lovely in the photo don’t you think? Maybe sad and a bit sweaty but that is of course understandable. Now, I would like it to say, ‘after 13 years in the sport this is not how you say goodbye’ and then this part is very important you must tag Redbull Racing.”

Max: “tagging Christian would be too much, yes? Yes I think so. I will of course tell him again when I see him.”

Max: “did you post it yet, Martin I cannot see it on your stories?”

Max: Martin???

[simandy]

WhatsApp simply forced an AI inside of it's app and the thing is SO UGLY. Literally ugly! There's a hovering button and it's colors aren't even in the WhatsApp colors so now the main page makes me feel so overwhelmed..... i hate it so much

[sepetajmikolikomehoces]

Muca confirmed actual rahankäärijä

(for obvious reasons this is not real, it's made for entertainment purposes only, do not for any reason think this is real)

[3-kraehen-im-anzug]

the trauma he got from the fire is Nothing compared to this

[stiffyck]

HEY UHHHH QUICK QUESTION CAN WHATSAPP JUST? DOWNLOAD PICTURES INTO YOUR PHONE???? CUZ WTF?

[girlivealwaysbean]

pata hai last kuch din i was very busy with my project kyunki final dena tha and binding karni thi etc to wo karwayi then i went to the bookfair bekaar tha then parso submit karne jaa rahi to subah accident hogaya (bhai ki bike skid hogayi and we fell down) and now i have a big ass blue bruise on my upper thigh and my parents don't even know lmao and kal ek science conference thi to i had to sit in an auditorium for 6 hours listening to accomplished people speak. that's what you missed now your turn

omg i knew everything in this except for the accident cause i stalk your blog vigorously everyday are you okay!!!!!!!!!! did you get tetanus shots!!!!!!!!!! also on your upper thigh oh no that's where future jiju is supposed to write MINE na as per our beloved song guilty as sin?

[pameluke]

Deleted my Instagram. Deleted my Facebook years ago, and never had any regrets, but I do think Instagram covered a little of the aspect of connection with friends as life happens and you see each other less.

Won't miss the advertisement rain and the midnight scrolling, will miss the vacation pictures of friends, kids growing up.

Also, somehow, Instagram kind of gave me a lot of accidental cooking inspiration, and while I still have a lot of Youtube cooks I follow, Google is next on my Uneviling Project list, so...

Is there something like a cooking side of tumblr I missed out on all of these years?

Anyway

[antigonenikk]

2023-2024 winter/spring MOODBOARD

💖🩵💖🩵🩵💖💖💖💖🩵🩵🩵🩵

[ao3screenshotss]

in 2020 i read a mlb chatfic and luka told marinette to go to sleep and she was like okay and then he was like liar i can see you liking posts on instagram and i spent a whole week wondering how he managed to do that

[bibleofficial]

it’s so funny that people are more willing to go to some random platform opened during the pandemic bc literally all social platforms have decayed to such a state that they’re rendered useless other than for business-customer interaction

[dam-blue-ribbon]

WILL YOU JUST STOP??????

[eshtaresht]

mom, glancing at my phone: oh is instagram working again?

me: ...

me: mother this is tumblr