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a) Using TikTok is not a right. b) Removing the platform entirely is not censorship. Especially when everyone will just shift to Instagram, Youtube etc. c) Th

a) Using TikTok is not a right. b) Removing the platform entirely is not censorship. Especially when everyone will just shift to Instagram, Youtube etc. c) This was a decision made by the US Congress. It is by definition not authoritarian.

gtsop 2y ago
> This was a decision made by the US Congress. It is by definition not authoritarian. Clearly the US Congress represents the will of the majority...
- brookst 2y ago
  Not how US “democracy” works. The majority in Congress represent a minority of the population. Montana has one member of the house per 540,000 people. Delaware has one per 990,000 people. Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial/2020/data/apportionment/apportionment-data-table.pdf https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial/2020/data...
- tgma 2y ago
  The US Congress is not supposed to represent the will of the majority. It is supposed to represent "the will of the people," which is distinct, by design. The actual implementation might have imperfections but tries to reflect the "will of the people" as the framers interpreted it. Either way, there is a large spectrum between whatever it is and "authoritarian."
  - Spooky23 2y ago
    The house represents the people. The Senate represents the powers that be in each state.
  - gtsop 2y ago
    Thanks for clarifying, i understand my phrasing have hit a distinction in the american government bodies which I was not aware and willing to step on. The essence of my sentence was to be ironinc about any government institution not really doing what is best for the people but what is best for buisness and power.
- kelnos 2y ago
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  - gtsop 2y ago
    I would recommend you take a peak outside your window and see what the USA government is doing to it's people and the peoples all around the world.
soheil 2y ago
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- wiseowise 2y ago
  “Free access to information“.
Cookingboy 2y ago
> Removing the platform entirely is not censorship. Especially when everyone will just shift to Instagram, Youtube etc. It is, because politicians voted for the bill have openly admitted the Israel-Gaza content is what pushed them to vote for the ban. Instagram, YT, etc are under U.S. control and engage in sufficient self-censorship when it comes the Israel-Gaza conflict in order to make Israel look good. https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-media/tiktok-ban-israel-gaza-palestine-hamas-account-creator-video-rcna122849 https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-media/tiktok-ban-israel-...

gtsop 2y ago

> This was a decision made by the US Congress. It is by definition not authoritarian. Clearly the US Congress represents the will of the majority...

brookst 2y ago
Not how US “democracy” works. The majority in Congress represent a minority of the population. Montana has one member of the house per 540,000 people. Delaware has one per 990,000 people. Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial/2020/data/apportionment/apportionment-data-table.pdf https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial/2020/data...
tgma 2y ago
The US Congress is not supposed to represent the will of the majority. It is supposed to represent "the will of the people," which is distinct, by design. The actual implementation might have imperfections but tries to reflect the "will of the people" as the framers interpreted it. Either way, there is a large spectrum between whatever it is and "authoritarian."
- Spooky23 2y ago
  The house represents the people. The Senate represents the powers that be in each state.
- gtsop 2y ago
  Thanks for clarifying, i understand my phrasing have hit a distinction in the american government bodies which I was not aware and willing to step on. The essence of my sentence was to be ironinc about any government institution not really doing what is best for the people but what is best for buisness and power.
kelnos 2y ago
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- gtsop 2y ago
  I would recommend you take a peak outside your window and see what the USA government is doing to it's people and the peoples all around the world.

soheil 2y ago

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wiseowise 2y ago
“Free access to information“.

Cookingboy 2y ago

> Removing the platform entirely is not censorship. Especially when everyone will just shift to Instagram, Youtube etc. It is, because politicians voted for the bill have openly admitted the Israel-Gaza content is what pushed them to vote for the ban. Instagram, YT, etc are under U.S. control and engage in sufficient self-censorship when it comes the Israel-Gaza conflict in order to make Israel look good. https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-media/tiktok-ban-israel-gaza-palestine-hamas-account-creator-video-rcna122849 https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-media/tiktok-ban-israel-...