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India did the best thing by banning TikTok, you don't want apps with backend controlled by dark and shady actors.

by pyeri 2y ago

toofy 2y ago
i’ve said it before and i’ll say it again: no one will ever convince me that any of the owners of megasocial companies are benevolent while state backed are somehow different. none of these people should have the kind of power they have—whether governments or billionaires, no matter their nationality. if we’re declaring that tiktok gives china massive amounts of power then this means that twitter gives elon massive amounts of power and amazon gives bezos massive amounts of power. if we’re declaring this is happening, then no, i don’t want anyone to have that kind of power. particularly small groups of billionaires who are shady and dark af. and who refuse to be transparent. and who refuse to be held accountable. and who actively take a “we rich deserve privacy protections and you non-billionaire peasants give us all of your secrets.” if we’re declaring tiktok gives this kind of power then we’re absolute fools if we don’t stop them all. and i don’t think that’s hyperbolic.
- bongodongobob 2y ago
  Who's easier for the US government to control, US CEOs and companies or the Chinese government?
  - mitthrowaway2 2y ago
    I actually don't know the answer to this. The US government has more influence over US companies, but US companies also have more influence over the US government.
  - toofy 2y ago
    im absolutely cynical these days, so take that into account, but i’m skeptical if some billionaires are influenced at all by the us government let alone “controlled” either way, if social media in its current form is that dangerous, and it very well may be, why do you believe any group should have that kind of power? that seems so strange to me.
aprilthird2021 2y ago
How has banning TikTok helped India or changed the situation at all? What did they gain from it, in your opinion? As an Indian, it seems to just be another in a long list of app / internet bans and controls from a country that bans every thought and news the government doesn't like. For a country whose most prominent journalists are forced to post news reporting on YouTube as all channels have been grabbed by the ruling party, of course they will jump to banning things they don't like. Do Americans want the US to be like that?

India did the best thing by banning TikTok, you don't want apps with backend controlled by dark and shady actors.

by pyeri 2y ago

India did the best thing by banning TikTok, you don't want apps with backend controlled by dark and shady actors.

i’ve said it before and i’ll say it again: no one will ever convince me that any of the owners of megasocial companies are benevolent while state backed are somehow different. none of these people should have the kind of power they have—whether governments or billionaires, no matter their nationality. if we’re declaring that tiktok gives china massive amounts of power then this means that twitter gives elon massive amounts of power and amazon gives bezos massive amounts of power. if we’re declaring this is happening, then no, i don’t want anyone to have that kind of power. particularly small groups of billionaires who are shady and dark af. and who refuse to be transparent. and who refuse to be held accountable. and who actively take a “we rich deserve privacy protections and you non-billionaire peasants give us all of your secrets.” if we’re declaring tiktok gives this kind of power then we’re absolute fools if we don’t stop them all. and i don’t think that’s hyperbolic.

bongodongobob 2y ago
Who's easier for the US government to control, US CEOs and companies or the Chinese government?
- mitthrowaway2 2y ago
  I actually don't know the answer to this. The US government has more influence over US companies, but US companies also have more influence over the US government.
- toofy 2y ago
  im absolutely cynical these days, so take that into account, but i’m skeptical if some billionaires are influenced at all by the us government let alone “controlled” either way, if social media in its current form is that dangerous, and it very well may be, why do you believe any group should have that kind of power? that seems so strange to me.

aprilthird2021 2y ago

How has banning TikTok helped India or changed the situation at all? What did they gain from it, in your opinion? As an Indian, it seems to just be another in a long list of app / internet bans and controls from a country that bans every thought and news the government doesn't like. For a country whose most prominent journalists are forced to post news reporting on YouTube as all channels have been grabbed by the ruling party, of course they will jump to banning things they don't like. Do Americans want the US to be like that?