Comment on POV: It's January 19th

HollowNaught@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• Hildegarde@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  They hold every social media company to the same equal stands. Facebook, twitter, google, bluesky, and tiktok are all equally forbidden from operating while chinese.

  This is in no way targeted, like not even a little bit.

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  • finitebanjo@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    China, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Russia, and Venezuela

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    • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Cuban social media is completely out of control. We should invade immediately

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      • finitebanjo@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        It is illegal to send US Citizens data there.

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• finitebanjo@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

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  • dx1@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    They didn’t sell, though. Because they don’t operate for profit. They operate for gain as a hostile foreign military asset.

    I’ll take “the conclusion doesn’t follow from the premises at all” for 500 Alex

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  • HollowNaught@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    …so it’s fine if an American company does it?

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    • finitebanjo@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Sorry, typo it was supposed to say “any company”

      Thats the entire point, FaceBook and Google are held to the same exact standard.

      China already blocks those services, btw.

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