TikTokers Flock to New Palestinian Social Media Platform Following Purchase by Pro-Israel Larry Ellison
Washington (QNN)- TikTok users are flocking to a new platform founded by a Palestinian after Trump ally and pro-Israel Larry Ellison officially took over the app. The move follows TikTok’s announcement of a deal to create a new US entity, giving Ellison control over content policies and the power to shape an anti-Palestinian agenda.
Guy Christensen, a TikTok influencer with more than 3 million followers, wrote on X, “TikTok users are fleeing to a new upstart social media called **UpScrolled ** after Larry Ellison purchased the platform. UpScrolled is founded by a Palestinian and promises no censorship and no billionaires.”
He added, “Yesterday, it broke into the top 15 most downloaded apps.” Several activists and social media users have joined the app in recent days.
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in reply to geneva_convenience • • •good disclaimer. also, they aren't open source, and from the tech background of the founder who self-funded it i doubt that he plans for it to ever be. in fact, among other cringe things on Issam Hijazi's linkedin i see that he's even worked for, enough to become an in the proprietary technology of, (checks notes) the very same zionist billionaire (paywall bypass) who just bought TikTok 😢
Also, one their FAQs is "Where does UpScrolled operate its se
... Show more...good disclaimer. also, they aren't open source, and from the tech background of the founder who self-funded it i doubt that he plans for it to ever be. in fact, among other cringe things on Issam Hijazi's linkedin i see that he's even worked for, enough to become an in the proprietary technology of, (checks notes) the very same zionist billionaire (paywall bypass) who just bought TikTok 😢
Also, one their FAQs is "Where does UpScrolled operate its servers and store data? Does it use Big Tech?"... the answer to which includes:
... but We do rely on some is as far as their attempt at transparency took them - they aren't actually saying which cloud providers they're using or for what. (given the founder's expertise i'd guess it's probably AWS and/or Oracle.)
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in reply to Arthur Besse • • •It's a very mixed bag. In 2026 I'd prefer everyone decided on a single uncensored Mastodon server and just yolo'd over there but somehow the masses are moved once again towards a centralized solution. And a rather rudimentary one too.
But at least they decided on something besides Twitter or Bluesky. Now it all depends on whether the new influx of users can organically keep going and growing, or whether there is not enough content and everyone will slowly move back to Twitter.
There is backing from TechForPalestine and other pro-Palestine collectives so I don't suspect that it's a Zionist op. Just some unfortunate tech choices. But in the end it's the users that make a platform not the tech. And one thing I do like is that there is a big download button next to media
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in reply to lautan • • •Trump wanted us to go to a pro-palestinian app? Make it make sense..
No, he wants to get more millions from "israel".. and izrabaal wants to control people.. simple.
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in reply to geneva_convenience • • •My brother in Christ, Loops is right there!
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Loops - Short videos. Your community. Your rules.
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in reply to RichardDegenne • • •Their mobile app is an APK file instead of a play store link. I dont' see any servers besides the main Loops server so it's not decentralized at all for now.
Upscrolled even mention this in their faq, stating that the current defederated options are not in a usable and scalable state yet. And keep in mind they started development about far before now, so back then there was nothing at all.
If Loops were finished and had multiple servers going it might have been a very attractive option for the current TikTok exodus. But it's simply not done yet.