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		NooneAtAll3 3 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: YouTube is a mysterious monopoly well yeah, crossing the giant youtube moat took a lot of money, both invested and prexisting but what makes it a fluke?

starfallg 3 months ago [–]

Combination of factors, but mostly the success Douyin had in Mainland China leading to the investment in TikTok internationally, given that no other Chinese social app had reach this level of penetration.

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