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There is absolutely no justification for the US copying CCP policies. This is an embarrassing day for the US. Tiktok has been the only place to see videos abou

There is absolutely no justification for the US copying CCP policies. This is an embarrassing day for the US. Tiktok has been the only place to see videos about police brutality and one of the main places to see the movement supporting the Palestinian cause. I feel so much shame as an American that my country did this.

commie 3y ago
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mjfl 3y ago
> one of the main places to see the movement supporting the Palestinian cause. hmmm....
- resters 3y ago
  It reveals the extent of suppression of those ideas on other platforms, nothing more. I don't think there is anything scary/bad about Americans seeing content that humanizes people who have been dehumanized by the US media for as long as I can remember.
hnpolicestate 3y ago
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anon373839 3y ago
> I feel so much shame as an American that my country did this. You’re ashamed that TikTok can continue to operate here so long as it’s divested of CCP control?
- resters 3y ago
  The relationship between TikTok and the CCP is no different than the relationship between Google/Meta/Microsoft and the US Government.
  - anon373839 2y ago
    Assuming that's true, relevance?
chaostheory 3y ago
It’s a trade war, or a counter to propaganda from a hostile foreign nation. If social media can’t operate in China, why should we allow CCP owned and operated social media companies operate in the US?
- resters 3y ago
  You are arguing that we should mimic all CCP policies that impact US firms just because of tit-for-tat.
  - chaostheory 3y ago
    Yeah, that’s how international politics work. Otherwise, what incentive does the CCP have for changing its policies? We’ve been rewarding a bad actor for decades, and it hasn’t worked to change their behavior for the better. In fact, it’s just emboldened them to act in bad faith.
    - resters 3y ago
      There was no national security justification given for confiscating TikTok. There is no US national interest-driven reason for doing so. TikTok happens to be beating Meta, Netflix, etc., and so the US government is stepping in to steal it. I'd rather have the US foster innovation and let the best company win. TikTok is more entertaining and is growing because it has better/smarter feed algorithms and content creation tools, plan and simple. Meta was an early innovator in this area but has stagnated due to revenue pressures leading to the over-promotion of low quality content. Netflix has failed to adapt.
      - chaostheory 3y ago
        Yeah, my first comment already mentioned that it’s a trade war. It’s fair since our social media companies have been unable to operate in China’s domestic market for decades. It’s still banned. It’s that simple. Also Tiktok is directly owned by the CCP. It’s barely a private company, so national security concerns are justified.

commie 3y ago

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mjfl 3y ago

> one of the main places to see the movement supporting the Palestinian cause. hmmm....

resters 3y ago
It reveals the extent of suppression of those ideas on other platforms, nothing more. I don't think there is anything scary/bad about Americans seeing content that humanizes people who have been dehumanized by the US media for as long as I can remember.

hnpolicestate 3y ago

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anon373839 3y ago

> I feel so much shame as an American that my country did this. You’re ashamed that TikTok can continue to operate here so long as it’s divested of CCP control?

resters 3y ago
The relationship between TikTok and the CCP is no different than the relationship between Google/Meta/Microsoft and the US Government.
- anon373839 2y ago
  Assuming that's true, relevance?

chaostheory 3y ago

It’s a trade war, or a counter to propaganda from a hostile foreign nation. If social media can’t operate in China, why should we allow CCP owned and operated social media companies operate in the US?

resters 3y ago
You are arguing that we should mimic all CCP policies that impact US firms just because of tit-for-tat.
- chaostheory 3y ago
  Yeah, that’s how international politics work. Otherwise, what incentive does the CCP have for changing its policies? We’ve been rewarding a bad actor for decades, and it hasn’t worked to change their behavior for the better. In fact, it’s just emboldened them to act in bad faith.
  - resters 3y ago
    There was no national security justification given for confiscating TikTok. There is no US national interest-driven reason for doing so. TikTok happens to be beating Meta, Netflix, etc., and so the US government is stepping in to steal it. I'd rather have the US foster innovation and let the best company win. TikTok is more entertaining and is growing because it has better/smarter feed algorithms and content creation tools, plan and simple. Meta was an early innovator in this area but has stagnated due to revenue pressures leading to the over-promotion of low quality content. Netflix has failed to adapt.
    - chaostheory 3y ago
      Yeah, my first comment already mentioned that it’s a trade war. It’s fair since our social media companies have been unable to operate in China’s domestic market for decades. It’s still banned. It’s that simple. Also Tiktok is directly owned by the CCP. It’s barely a private company, so national security concerns are justified.