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This is such cancer. I didn't expect that trade wars and centralized app stores would lead to this, but here we are. Think back to 1999-- could you imagine if
by sushshshsh 6y ago
This is such cancer. I didn't expect that trade wars and centralized app stores would lead to this, but here we are.
Think back to 1999-- could you imagine if China had made Napster, the USA would block your access to download and use it? We would all just laugh at how easy it would be to get around it
- Balgair 6y agoSure, but with Napster I mostly get movies and songs I want, for free. Viruses too, sure. With TikTok I get bad choreography. I don't see a lot of people trying to get around firewalls for that.
- LyndsySimon 6y agoThat's... actually an interesting thought experiment. Let's say the US "bans" TikTok. Younger users around the country then install various VPN clients and learn a bit about security. This in turns leads to an overall more environment for US security services to perform mass surveillance.
- hintymad 6y agoThis may or may not have to do with trade war, but the banning TikTok makes sense -- it's just quid pro quo. The Chinese government banned FB, Google, Twitter, Netflix, after all.