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This sounds good in theory but as a Canadian I often wonder how much our government's actions are on behalf of us the people as opposed to well financed or poli
by vivekd 2y ago
This sounds good in theory but as a Canadian I often wonder how much our government's actions are on behalf of us the people as opposed to well financed or politically powerful special interests. It looks to me like many Canadians other are wondering that as well.
However, that said, I do agree with your broader point. I'm suspicious of Tik Tok and the Chinese government's intentions and I think banning it was a good move.
- octacat 2y agoI am afraid that banning tiktok would make facebook a monopoly in this area. And facebook has a long story of disregarding privacy, mental health and rights of their users.
- 7speter 2y agoFacebook should also be regulated by western governments as they see fit
- octacat 2y agoFacebook/youtube imposes enough censorship, more than any democratic government can possibly ask for, without looking too weird to the voters. So, gov does not see the reason to regulate, if platforms already proactively implemented all their most wild dreams.
- dghlsakjg 2y agoImportant to note that they didn’t ban TikTok in Canada. They booted TikTok corporate from the country as a threat to national security. Given how China operates globally and especially in Canada, I’m completely fine with them getting told to beat it