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TL;DR: The US Government can't ban TikTok using censorship of speech, so they can/should do it via economic controls instead. Nothing really new here, economic
by falcolas 4y ago
TL;DR: The US Government can't ban TikTok using censorship of speech, so they can/should do it via economic controls instead.
Nothing really new here, economic controls are what the previous administration tried to implement, and are most likely to try and use if the government wants to try another round at blocking it.
Can't say I'm in favor of that, but then I like my huehuehuehue birb videos.
- colechristensen 4y agoTikTok is mostly harmless when considering everything its peers do (i.e. the same things). The mass surveillance done by more or less all popular social apps on phones (and beyond) is a problem, but that problem is everywhere. It would be good for all of us if tiktok was treated fairly, and by fairly i mean the FUD about surveillance and manipulation should apply everywhere and be regulated everywhere not just the Chinese state sponsored kind. Enact data collection laws, local storage laws, etc. and apply them everywhere. Then better regulate and control the agents of foreign powers that overly influence business done in America.
- aierou 4y ago> the FUD about surveillance and manipulation should apply everywhere We're already here. > and be regulated everywhere This is where we need to be.
- nickthegreek 4y agoNot sure why you are being downvoted. The problem is corps abilities to slurp up all kinda of data and worm their way into knowing everything with cookie trails and insane fingerprinting techniques that you could never explain to a layperson. Everyone is focused on the 'foreign power' part like this hasn't been possible/used since other countries hooked up to the internet.