As TikTok users continue to complain about glitches, shadowbans and unexplained violation reports, many are beginning to abandon the platform in search of alternatives. Because of the anti-censorship stance, the platform is a safe space for discussions on humanitarian crises, including the plight of Palestinians, as well as the ongoing conflicts and war in Sudan and Congo, with a category called “Global Awareness” featured on the app. UpScrolled was launched last year and was founded by Palestinian-Jordanian-Australian technologist Issam Hijazi.
According to his LinkedIn profile, Hijazi had previously worked at tech giants such as IBM and Oracle. At the time of publishing, it ranked number 2 on the Apple Store and number 8 on the Play Store. We checked out the app, and this is what you should know.
Thefeed resembles the earlier version of Instagram(you know, when it was more about people just posting random selfies, instead of trying to put their best foot forward) Currently, it does not have AI moderators, so if you see anything you don’t like, the most effective action is report and block, so moderators who are very much human can take the necessary action. The app has topics, namely: Sports, news, politics, film, tech, music, gaming, food, health, travel, money, fashion, culture, science, anime, LOL, pets, books, history, art, nature, photography, hobbies, just saying and Global Awareness.
