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I absolutely can. Whether you think they’re principled doesn’t take away truth looking at a major issue. All the other issues you’re referencing are discussed a

I absolutely can. Whether you think they’re principled doesn’t take away truth looking at a major issue. All the other issues you’re referencing are discussed ad nauseam here all the time. Yet no one ever posts to criticism about say Meta by saying “well it’s the same as what TikTok does!” So there’s clearly an asymmetry in the whataboutism. I wonder what it’s like in Chinese media. I bet you they stay on topic, if allowed. In terms of the sources, it is basically the job of any government to be concerned about such issues of how a foreign agent impacts things domestically, independent of any other job they may or you think they should have.

rightbyte 4y ago
> All the other issues you’re referencing are discussed ad nauseam here all the time. Ye, critized by the average HNer, yes. I agree with that. Usually not on a "national security" basis though, which makes the concern about TikTok a trigger for me since I am not American. And usually countries that ban Facebook are mocked for being paranoid or against free speech. I meant hypocrisy in the "mainstream establishment", not among privacy conscious tech people. HN has swung significantly on the matter in the last years.