As TikTok resumes service following its brief ban, fellow social media giant Meta now faces a user boycott amid significant platform changes.
, a Meta boycott is now underway in response to the company's significant platform changes. The company recently ended its third-party fact-checking program in the United States, loosened content moderation policies around political discourse and has faced criticism and scrutiny due to user reports of. Calling for a weeklong boycott of all Meta platforms from Jan.
Trump Inauguration Live Updates: Trump Pardons Almost All Jan. 6 Riot Defendants—And Targets Birthright Citizenship Other established platforms also moved quickly to capture TikTok's audience. X rival Bluesky introduced a TikTok-style vertical video feature called Trending Videos, while X also announced an"immersive new home for videos." Instagram also launched Edits, a video editing tool positioned to compete with TikTok owner ByteDance’s CapCut editing app.For Meta, the timing of the Lights Out boycott presents specific challenges.
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