Comment on Senate passes TikTok ban bill, sending it to Biden, who has already committed to signing it

ChallengeApathy@infosec.pub ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• BreakDecks@lemmy.ml ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  We literally have a global rise in violent fascism and multiple ongoing genocides, and TikTok is the worst thing you can think of?

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  • metaridley@beehaw.org ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Social media in general is likely contributing to the rise of violent facism. Anything that can reverse that trend is good IMO.

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    • jarfil@beehaw.org ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      This is social media too. How is your comment “contributing to the rise of violent fascism”?

      Also keep in mind that fascism comes from the top down, there is zero chance of a government to “reverse that trend” by taking over. This is nothing else than the US trying to beat China at it, which is worrying.

      Only way to reverse the trend of social media fascism, is to split it up, not to just transfer ownership.

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  • princessnorah@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Hey, did you know that Facebook is responsible for a more recent genocide? So, considering TikTok’s ties to the Chinese government, which is also known to commit genocides, I’m gonna go ahead and say this is probably a good thing.

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• anachronist@midwest.social ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Tictok is horrible but this entire ban is being driven by the swamp being upset that young people have come to the wrong conclusion about Israel. I think that the idea is that as long as people are using facebook or google-owned properties, people can be shown only information that will lead them to the correct, approved opinions.

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• krolden@lemmy.ml ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I dunt lik big gubmint butt…

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• Alice@beehaw.org ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Nah, this entire thing is about US control. They’re upset that it’s a different government that’s spying on us this time. No sympathy for TikTok but there’s no good way to spin this.

  Btw, you know if TikTok sells to a US company, they’ll be just as rancid, right?

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  • ChallengeApathy@infosec.pub ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I agree but TikTok is worthless in general. The content it serves people is literal brain rot. Also, I don’t want it to sell, I just want it to die and never come back.

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