Convener: @DrImplausible@mastodon.online

Participants who chose to record their names here:

• Saskia Welch (@saskia@newsmast.social)
• Lillian Outlaw (@Lillian@mastodon.iftas.org)

Tags / links to resources / technology discussed, related to this session:

Some quick googling:

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Censorship_of_TikTok
• https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/mar/20/the-tiktok-ban-moral-panic-usa-senate-protect-us-tech-hegemony-china
• https://jacobin.com/2024/03/tiktok-ban-israel-gaza-free-speech
• https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/14/tech/india-us-tiktok-ban-analysis-intl-hnk/index.html

Discussion notes, key understandings, outstanding questions, observations, and, if appropriate to this discussion: action items, next steps:

TikTok is, potentially, being removed for US audiences. - How does the Fediverse grab the opportunity?

• Is it desirable or achievable on Fediverse?
• TikTok is easy to use & create content on
• The algorithm and virability

Do we need more devs who are interested in TikTok to build a counter UI?

Connected to clusters of knowledge rather than people

How do we shape the Fediverse for young users?

• Do they struggle with more complicated tech? It’s always been ‘simple’ for them
• how to provide an active initial feed for onboarding new users so it isn’t ‘boring’?

We wrapped up!