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[–] disconnectikacio@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Actually tiktok is not just china, its the soviet union too, used by putin's services...

[–] sik0fewl@lemmy.ca 28 points 1 week ago (2 children)
[–] Kbobabob@lemmy.world 25 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

I wish those would be banned too.

I know you're trying to whataboutism it but they're all terrible and should go away.

[–] sik0fewl@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 week ago

Not meant to be whataboutism, just awareness... ism.

[–] nixcamic@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

The difference is that those make you stupid and depressed as a side effect of making money. In tiktok it's the main goal.

[–] surph_ninja@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Incorrect. Control of US TikTok servers was handed over years ago. The State Department has been actively censoring content on the platform, but I guess they’re having trouble keeping up.

https://www.mintpressnews.com/tiktok-chinese-trojan-horse-run-by-state-department-officials/284353/

[–] disconnectikacio@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Yeah, handed over formally 😉

[–] archomrade@midwest.social 3 points 1 week ago

I honestly cannot tell if this is parody.