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I honestly don't see a reason for the US not ban TikTok for arbitrary bullshit reasons, simply because China does the same sort of bullshit for American interne
by Aunche 4y ago
I honestly don't see a reason for the US not ban TikTok for arbitrary bullshit reasons, simply because China does the same sort of bullshit for American internet companies. Foreign websites often get mysteriously throttled, which encourages people to use their domestic alternatives. The iTunes store was banned, despite following all their censorship rules. They even hacked Google.
- lghh 4y agoI, on the other hand, don't see a reason to ban TikTok. Just because China does something doesn't mean the US has to do the same thing.
- panda_2134 4y agoChinese here. While I can confirm a lot of these sites are banned for whatever reasons, iTunes is not. Check it yourself with https://ping.pe https://ping.pe .
- Aunche 4y agoSorry. I meant iTunes Books and iTunes Movies. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Censorship_of_the_iTunes_Store https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Censorship_of_the_iTunes_Store
- yibg 4y agoI don't think "china does it" is a good reason for the US to do it. There are lots of things China does that we don't want to.
- Aunche 4y agoI'm not advocating censorship for censorship sake. The problem I have is with asymmetric rules regarding commerce. If China wants to have free access to US dollars, they need to allow us to have equally free access to their RMB.