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I think OP means: > is largely unprecedented "in the US". As others stated, if the US wants to start using China as a country to base its precedents on, that'
by Draiken 6y ago
I think OP means:
> is largely unprecedented "in the US".
As others stated, if the US wants to start using China as a country to base its precedents on, that's even more concerning in my view.
- threeseed 6y agoCountries blocking companies from operating on national security grounds is hardly new in the US or anywhere really. It might be the first US mobile app however I will grant you that.
- ryosuke 6y agoI don't think anyone's arguing that it's not legitimate for a country to ban a company on national security grounds, but that this is stretching the definition of what constitutes a national security threat. Which companies currently banned in the US would you say are comparable to TikTok in terms of the threat they could potentially pose?
- dariusj18 6y agoI would say that mass surveillance by a foreign country is not a stretch.
- robotron 6y agoCompare HK and Portland...