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I agree. However, banning Tiktok won't change anything. If Tiketok is banned another company will take its place. Now coming to the subject of Facebook, Twitt

I agree. However, banning Tiktok won't change anything. If Tiketok is banned another company will take its place. Now coming to the subject of Facebook, Twitter etc, these apps pose the same threat to nations other than the US. As in, these apps serve US interests by pushing US propaganda onto the rest of the world and constantly monitors/tracks the individuals who have these apps installed. So a better option is to ban any type of tracking - on all apps. But it is extremely unlikely that this will be made into law.

figassis 2y ago
Why should the US to other governments jobs? I say this while not being American. I sometimes get upset when I see that every privacy and safety law is written to protect only US citizens, when it is the US that creates and fuels those predatory companies. And I understand they basically don’t care if they destroy everyone if it benefits them. Great. But what are our governments doing?
- pkphilip 2y ago
  I am not saying that US should protect the rights of non-citizens but this will likely result in retaliatory action by other nations on apps from the US.. though I won't hold my breath
- shiroiushi 2y ago
  >I sometimes get upset when I see that every privacy and safety law is written to protect only US citizens, Huh? Where did you get this idea? The GPDR in the EU isn't a US law, it's an EU law to protect EU citizens. The US government really doesn't do much to protect the privacy of US citizens, certainly nothing at the level of the EU's laws.
  - figassis 2y ago
    US and EU are very alike, I'm from neither.
    - m000 2y ago
      No they are not. Just today, it made news here in HN that the (US) airlines will have to compensate their customers for cancelations/delays. EU has that for something like 20 years [1]. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Passengers_Rights_Regulation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Passengers_Rights_Regulati...
gigatexal 2y ago
Yes. Two pronged. Much stronger US consumer data privacy laws including a culling of the business of data brokers. And a total ban of TikTok in the US.
ChrisRR 2y ago
It may not solve it, but it will change it. The amount of influence these apps have on people make them a prime target for planting and spreading misinformation.

figassis 2y ago

Why should the US to other governments jobs? I say this while not being American. I sometimes get upset when I see that every privacy and safety law is written to protect only US citizens, when it is the US that creates and fuels those predatory companies. And I understand they basically don’t care if they destroy everyone if it benefits them. Great. But what are our governments doing?

pkphilip 2y ago
I am not saying that US should protect the rights of non-citizens but this will likely result in retaliatory action by other nations on apps from the US.. though I won't hold my breath
shiroiushi 2y ago
>I sometimes get upset when I see that every privacy and safety law is written to protect only US citizens, Huh? Where did you get this idea? The GPDR in the EU isn't a US law, it's an EU law to protect EU citizens. The US government really doesn't do much to protect the privacy of US citizens, certainly nothing at the level of the EU's laws.
- figassis 2y ago
  US and EU are very alike, I'm from neither.
  - m000 2y ago
    No they are not. Just today, it made news here in HN that the (US) airlines will have to compensate their customers for cancelations/delays. EU has that for something like 20 years [1]. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Passengers_Rights_Regulation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Passengers_Rights_Regulati...

gigatexal 2y ago

Yes. Two pronged. Much stronger US consumer data privacy laws including a culling of the business of data brokers. And a total ban of TikTok in the US.

ChrisRR 2y ago

It may not solve it, but it will change it. The amount of influence these apps have on people make them a prime target for planting and spreading misinformation.