Does it matter. It's just some arbitrary company. They do have the freedom to decide those things however they want, right? The customer can then decide whether to switch or not.

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AdamN 9 hours ago | parent | next [-]

It matters because if it works and people continue using the platform then other providers will follow and the only remaining E2EE providers will be niche.

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hk__2 9 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Switch to what exactly?

	▲	pino83 8 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		If there is nothing else, then you as a customer has screwed up with it before, right? And then the entire strategy/philosophy is maybe to be reviewed?! Or, in other words: If there is no alternative, this is due to your own faults. Either deal with it, or find ways to undo your mistakes.
	▲	gzread 6 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		Alternatives to private messaging on TikTok? Uh, Signal. SimpleX. Session. XMPP/OTR. PGP. Discussing things on TikTok, that the government must not know about, seems a bad idea.