pvii t1_jdckt2j wrote on March 23, 2023 at 1:03 PM

The amount of you that seem ok with data collection and sales when it is a US company but not when it's a Chinese company is pretty telling. If you're going to ban tiktok, ban anyone who engages in this practice. They would never do that because big companies like meta are lobbying HARD for a tiktok ban. They see this as a financial gain to them, and we see it as 'protecting kids'. In reality, this is a form of internet censorship and protectionism for domestic companies that we ALREADY KNOW sell America's data and abuse our privacy... completely legally.

cookingboy t1_jdctzdb wrote on March 23, 2023 at 2:11 PM

Lol when America can't compete we just bully and sanction in the name of "national security". We literally did this to Toshiba to fuck over Japan's semi-conductor business in the 80s and they are an ally for god's sake: https://www.trtworld.com/magazine/how-us-prevented-japan-s-toshiba-from-becoming-no-1-chipmaker-62393

So yeah, "National Security" and "Please think of the children!!!!" are the two trump cards always played by our politicians to win over their ignorant voters. In this case both applies so it's a double whammy to win political points.

>companies like meta are lobbying HARD for a tiktok ban

Yep: https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/03/30/facebook-tiktok-targeted-victory/

Many_Caterpillar2597 t1_jdegf1n wrote on March 23, 2023 at 8:24 PM

sure but since we're here, let's take TikTok down first coz, communism (or in close proximity to one). Meta is shooting itself in the foot anyway.

AdPotential9974 t1_jde8tqj wrote on March 23, 2023 at 7:36 PM

>. If you're going to ban tiktok, ban anyone who engages in this practice

Agreed. So this is a good start.

Collier1505 t1_jdepbq9 wrote on March 23, 2023 at 9:21 PM

It’s not. Banning the company (or companies) doesn’t fix the main issue at hand.