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> Other countries are equally justified in banning them for the same reason. Sure, but what happens when all of our social connections to people in other count
by core-questions 6y ago
> Other countries are equally justified in banning them for the same reason.
Sure, but what happens when all of our social connections to people in other countries are basically cut, or minimized to the point where they're not really fully fledged friendships anymore, somehow more distant than ever?
I think what happens, ultimately, is that war becomes more possible, because otherizing and dehumanizing people becomes much easier.
- fiblye 6y agoGovernments don't care. We've still had war and conflict even with the internet. Networks like Facebook have made it even easier to otherize and dehumanize people in the same country. I mean, ISIS actively used (and probably still uses) social networks to radicalize and recruit people. Algorithms feed you content that politically aligns with you and they drive you into more exciting and farfetched stuff to get clicks and attention. Social networks are not going to stop a global conflict.
- SpicyLemonZest 6y agoSocial media connections with China are already as cut as they can be. (Remember that Tiktok itself is not allowed in China - Chinese users have to use a separate instance of the product named Douyin.)