You know the reason why they’re considering banning TikTok?
Do you think it’s to protect the people? Do you think it’s because Social media is Toxic af? Well guess what…it’s none of those things.
It’s only because China passed laws saying that companies that operated there had to be owned by the Chinese. America just did a big fat “Nuh uh, you!” - that’s all.
Your comment is just misinformation. The US government asked Tik Tok to sever it’s ties to its parent company and they refused. This is also not anything new as other countries and government bodies including India, Australia, Canada, the UK, parts of the European Union, and New Zealand have banned the app from official devices due to security reasons.
This isn’t a “America bad REEEEE” kind of moment.
This isn’t a “America bad REEEEE” kind of moment.
Feels like 70% of all content on Lemmy is “America bad reee”
This isn’t a “America bad REEEEE” kind of moment.
EXACTLY! It’s a “China bad REEEEE!” kind of moment.
You missed the mark. Which was exactly the point I was making.
Well, if multiple countries are all saying the same thing then it just might be reeee bad…
I am not following this TikTok sale closely. The idea is that China
Hit enter and then forgot.
Is the idea that China steals our tech so we’re going to steal their business and sell it to Americans?
While I would find an American tiktok ban funny, this satire/article gives me mixed feelings because the “tiktok ban legislation” they’re trying to pass, has some real dystopic shit hidden in it, behind the only slightly dystopic veil of “banning the Chinese”.
While China is definitely a problem to be dealt with, I think it’s become the new “Think of the children!”
As a Canadian, I’m much more concerned with America than China. You guys are much more of a problem for the average earthling.
It’s true. Our house is rotting and the Boomers won’t let anyone but fascists take over.
“These commie Timtoks will drag the kids to hell where they’ll burn with the D&D dungeon masters and the people who hand out free hallucinogens to children!”
-Republican Suburban Hellscape
It’s not about the videos. It’s about the owners having strong ties to the government. Who wants information. If it was the videos they wouldn’t care.
More than that, it seems to validate the Chinese philosophy that censorship is the right way to combat foreign influence. The enforcement mechanisms are pretty obvious follow-ons of the premise, which is why we’ve mostly attempted to avoid this kind of thing. In my mind the marketplace of ideas fallout is the real problem.
NO WE DON’T ALLOW SATIRE ON THE INTERNET YOUR BANNED