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Unofficial TikTok downloads surge in the US (www.bbc.com)
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[–] 10 points 2 years ago (1 child)

The term "sideloading" has been around since the 90s. Source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sideloading

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago

    The term "sideload" was coined in the late 1990s by online storage service i-drive as an alternative means of transferring and storing computer files virtually instead of physically.

    Sounds like it was something very different back then...

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