TikTok has been a fast growing platform over the last 3 years. However, as of January 19, 2025 the U.S. Congress have issued legislations the effectively bans the app inside the smartphone stores. The platform has always been a great way to find other authors and readers from around the world, connect with people on a personal level and increase awareness of you as an author. The politics of the thing is disturbing on so many levels. As to the allegations that a "foreign" government will have access to our date and manipulate the public well that has been going on with American companies for YEARS!!! Sounds like a double standard to me.
This past weekend I learn that the oh so smart CONGRESS is including the new app called Lemon8 (another social media app that is kind of fun but just growing and owned by ByteDance) as well as my favorite video editor Capcut - which I pay for each month will be included in this ban. COME ALL people. Let's grab some sanity okay.
I for one, purchased a 2 year contract for VPS service and will not be deleted any of these apps off of my computers or phones. I gotta say I am not really happy with the VPN because some of my websites that I need such as my credit union and one or two of my own websites are not reacting well to me using the service. I tried the Fastest Connect and that is always in the middle of Texas so I should not be having any trouble with connections. But then I tried like Switzerland, England and Germany. The jury is still out on those.
Okay I have had my rant for today. My college classes begin this week and one of them requires that I be online with my video camera on every Wednesday from 6-8pm. Wish me luck and to all of my TikTok friends out there lets us know where you will be moving most of your content to so we can follow you there too.
