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TikTok uninstalls are up 150% following U.S. joint venture (www.cnbc.com)
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TikTok users have been deleting the app at a higher rate since the company announced that its U.S. operations would be housed in a new joint venture.

The short-form video platform’s daily average app uninstalls in the U.S. have increased nearly 150% over the past five days compared with the previous three months, market intelligence firm Sensor Tower told CNBC.

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[–] Eheran@lemmy.world 8 points 3 days ago (2 children)

If previously there we 1'000 uninstalls per day, not there are 1'500. Relative numbers like that are useless.

[–] CatsGoMOW@lemmy.world 31 points 3 days ago (2 children)

No, your example is only a 50% increase. A 150% increase of 1000 is 2500.

[–] MalReynolds@slrpnk.net 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Assuming cnbc clickbait headlines can math of course. Bold assumption.

[–] CatsGoMOW@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

My comment wasn’t about the article, it was about the other commenter’s bad math. But the article does actually say it increased by 150%.

[–] MalReynolds@slrpnk.net 4 points 2 days ago

Yup, my comment wasn't about your good math, it was about my low expectations of the source :)

[–] Eheran@lemmy.world 0 points 2 days ago

I did not specify the % so I am save :3

[–] Davel23@fedia.io 13 points 3 days ago (1 children)

If they're "up 150%" then it's now 2500.

[–] Eheran@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

Correct, but I did not specify the % so I am save :3