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On 12/14/2024 12:17 PM, JAB wrote:
> TikTok's annual carbon footprint is likely bigger than Greece's, study
> finds
> 
> Average user generates greenhouse gases equal to driving an extra 123
> miles in gasoline-powered car a year, data shows
> 
> TikTok's emissions are greater than that of the country that gave us
> democracy and gyros.
> 
> Estimates from Greenly, a carbon accounting consultancy based in
> Paris, place TikTok's 2023 emissions in the US, UK and France at about
> 7.6m metric tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) - higher than
> those associated with Twitter/X and Snapchat in the same region.
> 
> https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/dec/12/tiktok-carbon-footprint

That's just wild -- And it's all a waste, too;  It's just people 
endlessly scrolling useless videos, much like brainwashed zombies.