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It is unfair, but not to China or even TikTok. It's unfair to TikTok's users. Why are we advocating that China-style censorship should be applied to apps we us
by AlexandrB 3y ago
It is unfair, but not to China or even TikTok. It's unfair to TikTok's users.
Why are we advocating that China-style censorship should be applied to apps we use in the west just because the parent company is in China? And where does this stop? Do we restrict LGBTQ content in TikTok because China does it?
- smoldesu 3y ago> Do we restrict LGBTQ content in TikTok because China does it? Yes. I say that as a gay person, too; if China wants to enforce their policy, the US should demand they do it in the ugliest way possible. Their anachronistic decisions will become a lot more obvious if they're forced to pick one side in the game of public perception.
- daft_pink 3y agoIt's basically called not being a sucker. They ban all our apps, so we should ban their apps. It's tit for tat. If they want to sell in our market, they should open up their market! It's totally unfair to allow them to operate in our market while they ban and restrict every single large american tech platform in their own.
- mrguyorama 3y ago>Do we restrict LGBTQ content in TikTok because China does it? Most movie studios literally cut a different movie for Chinese audiences to downplay the surface level faux "look we care about gay people, give us money" they do for western audiences. Nearby, Target literally pulled LBGTQ merchandise because some people hate the mere existence of LGBTQ people, and Bud light lost 10% of their damn value for throwing a token ad at someone who is Trans.