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		super256 on Jan 18, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: Techwise, how did TikTok get so good? > Being headquartered in a jurisdiction that doesn't care for intellectual property sure must be convenient. Like… YouTube with their shorts? A continuous, infinite scroll stream of $media is everything but an original invention, and most likely not protected by any IP law.

janalsncm on Jan 18, 2023 [–]

Or Instagram reels, or Snapchat…whatever they call it that’s basically also a TikTok clone. It’s ironic that Meta is suing Snapchat for infringing IP when everyone and their brother ripped off the vertical video UI.

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