TikTok is urging users to call Congress about a looming ban to 170 million Americans of their Constitutional right to free expression

[orgen]

Good for them not selling , you can't let white supremacy dictate how you run a business

 

[ThaAlias]

election year hysteria

 

[Loch121]

Good.

Not good for indie artists promoting music

 

[Loch121]

Good for them not selling , you can't let white supremacy dictate how you run a business

They can’t sale it

 

[mike030270]

Don't care if it gets banned. Another social media service will replace it

 

[willhustle]

Don't care if it gets banned. Another social media service will replace it

Exactly! This ^^^^

 

[Lab Baby]

Don't care if it gets banned. Another social media service will replace it

Shout out to MySpace and Vine. I was an idiot for thinking Instagram wasn't gonna make it past 5 years 12 years ago.

 

[Goldie]

 

[Goldie]

What was the reason China gave to ban Youtube and Google?

 

[AZTG]

They should say fuck it and not sell. But then theyd be out of billions.

I dont use tiktok and have no personal stake in this. But I do want to add something to why the US is concerned.

To me this is not just a data issue. Cause China got all our data. Too late for that. But it is super worrisome to think that a foreign country designed an algorithm thats getting peoples attention for multiple hours a day. Thats mad power for a foreign entity to have and is rightfully a concern imo.

The argument against this is the American companies thats had a hold on Americas zeitgiest for the last 20 years have destroyed America, so they not any better. I would agree with this point but even giving the same power a foreign country adds new fears and worries to this.

 

[AZTG]

What was the reason China gave to ban Youtube and Google?

Same reason as my quote above.

China was scared their people can find all the fucked up shit they do on google and youtube.

 

[orgen]

election year hysteria

This is pure American

What was the reason China gave to ban Youtube and Google?

Do they have to give a reason since Washington banned ZTE , Huawei & put tariffs on almost everything coming from China . Let's look at who started the banning & tariffs then look in a mirror

 

[Goldie]

 

[AP3.0]

Let's be clear

He signed the aid to Ukraine Bill that had this in it

 

[orgen]

The CEO of TikTok should of said in his speech that they will now divest from the United States & move their operations somewhere more friendly. He probably can't say what they are really going to do because the FBI might seize his operation

 

[ChicagoFigure]

Let's be clear

He signed the aid to Ukraine Bill that had this in it

Yea, but he knew it was in it. It's a tactic to latch on more controversial shit onto something with mainstream acceptance.

Bc then if the bill was to get shot down by either side bc of the tik tok shit, instead of headlines calling it like it is, they'll say that side doesn't support democracy/Ukraine support.

 

[ChicagoFigure]

It's like when they tried throwing Green New Deal policy into Covid economic relief.

 

[mike030270]

Let's be clear

He signed the aid to Ukraine Bill that had this in it

And Israel and Taiwan. Not uncommon

 

[orgen]

Yea, but he knew it was in it. It's a tactic to latch on more controversial shit onto something with mainstream acceptance.

Bc then if the bill was to get shot down by either side bc of the tik tok shit, instead of headlines calling it like it is, they'll say that side doesn't support democracy/Ukraine support.

The Senate could of easily separate it if they wanted to

 

[VIBE]

Don't care if it gets banned. Another social media service will replace it

Elon is already playing w the idea of bringing back Vine. All he has to do is revive it and make it better than TT.