Tik Tok is good now!

[WuWei]

They don’t care about “dAtA miNiNg” or hacking or kids.

They can’t stand the thought of a platform 170M Americans use that they can’t control.

[conan]

@Oryx

You’re literally advocating for government censorship. We don’t need big daddy government telling US citizens what information we can and cannot interact with.

Conan is that you?

[Oryx]

Only 50 Democrats and 15 Republicans voted against this craziness? A meager 65 House members chose the first amendment over an imagined threat? We’re probably screwed.

CNN wants to talk about Trump but MTG and Nancy Mace did the right thing.

https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2024/03/13/marjorie-taylor-greene-nancy-mace-tiktok-bill-house-trump-cnc-vpx.cnn

[tnt]

@WuWei

That’s exactly what he does. He doesn’t care about Tik Tok or the 2nd Amendment or any principles. He wants to be president and he wants the US to be rich.

He wants himself to be rich.

[tnt]

@Oryx

You’re literally advocating for government censorship. We don’t need big daddy government telling US citizens what information we can and cannot interact with. I’m genuinely surprised any “conservatives” support this nonsense.

That’s not quite it here.

the claim is, the government is already censoring tik-tok - the Chinese government.

So the information on the platform is tailored to the needs of am authoritarian and repressive adversarial nation.

[conan]

@tnt

He wants himself to be rich.

He wants you to be rich too.

[tnt]

Here is a good summary of the controversy.

You can paste it a private browser if you don’t subscribe.

https://www.nytimes.com/article/tiktok-ban.html#:~:text=Critics%20say%20that%20TikTok%20has,to%20distance%20itself%20from%20ByteDance.

[WuWei]

@tnt

authoritarian and repressive adversarial nation.

Don’t be so hard on Brandon!

[Oryx]

@tnt

the claim is, the government is already censoring tik-tok - the Chinese government.

So the information on the platform is tailored to the needs of am authoritarian and repressive adversarial nation.

Sure, and to counter that, our government is going to do some repressing and censoring of its own.

[WuWei]

@tnt

So the information on the platform is tailored to the needs of am authoritarian and repressive adversarial nation.

It’s tailored to my needs.

[PurpnGold]

@johnrandolph

Massie doesn’t realize that “apps” are essentially websites with a different package.

[PurpnGold]

@Nemesis

How can this even be enforced?

TikTok would be forced to remove US IP space from their front end access.

TikTok would effectively end in the US, which is ridiculous. Sure you could use a proxy or vpn to access it… but it likely wouldn’t be worth it.

[tnt]

@Oryx

@tnt

the claim is, the government is already censoring tik-tok - the Chinese government.

So the information on the platform is tailored to the needs of am authoritarian and repressive adversarial nation.

Sure, and to counter that, our government is going to do some repressing and censoring of its own.

It’s a great debate. Is limiting access to false information that could harm the country censorship, or a duty of the government?

Should the government allow people to lie to citizens in a manner that harms the country and advance the causes of other countries?

[tnt]

@WuWei

@tnt

So the information on the platform is tailored to the needs of am authoritarian and repressive adversarial nation.

It’s tailored to my needs.

You’re a tik-toc influencer too? What’s your handle?

[Nemesis]

@PurpnGold

@Nemesis

How can this even be enforced?

TikTok would be forced to remove US IP space from their front end access.

TikTok would effectively end in the US, which is ridiculous. Sure you could use a proxy or vpn to access it… but it likely wouldn’t be worth it.

VPN is so easy to install on phones these days that I bet more people than you think would utilize it.

[W_and_C]

@Nemesis

@PurpnGold

@Nemesis

How can this even be enforced?

TikTok would be forced to remove US IP space from their front end access.

TikTok would effectively end in the US, which is ridiculous. Sure you could use a proxy or vpn to access it… but it likely wouldn’t be worth it.

VPN is so easy to install on phones these days that I bet more people than you think would utilize it.

LOL, every time I travel abroad I install a free trial version of a VPN app on my Ipad - for the sole reason of downloading ■■■■ from Netflix , my cable app and other streaming to watch on the flight home as i’m otherwise restricted from doing so. Then I obviously cancel it before being charged.

[WuWei]

@tnt

@WuWei

@tnt

So the information on the platform is tailored to the needs of am authoritarian and repressive adversarial nation.

It’s tailored to my needs.

You’re a tik-toc influencer too? What’s your handle?

Mineya

[Oryx]

@tnt

Is limiting access to false information that could harm the country censorship, or a duty of the government?

As always, the problem is who decides what is “false information” that requires censorship. Until that problem is solved, we shouldn’t entertain your question.

@tnt

Should the government allow people to lie to citizens in a manner that harms the country and advance the causes of other countries?

Other than TikTok and China, what else does this apply to? Advocating for Russia in the Ukraine war? Claims that Israel is committing genocide? Should the government allow that kind of hyperbole?

[Guilds]

@Oryx

Sure, and to counter that, our government is going to do some repressing and censoring of its own

Just the fact you can type this on a random internet site, and not be harassed by the government, proves you are wrong… Equating the US government with the Chinese government is just crazy…

[Guilds]

@Nemesis

VPN is so easy to install on phones these days that I bet more people than you think would utilize it.

So, banning would be pointless?