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House approves sell-or-be-banned TikTok measure, attaching it to foreign aid bill (www.npr.org)

submitted 7 months ago by Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] PhlubbaDubba@lemm.ee 12 points 7 months ago (8 children)

You could argue that the perceptions of TikTok as a CCP tool of propaganda is an indirect foreign aid to Taiwan

God knows how much Russia tries to use social media to turn sentiments against Ukraine

Ultimately I think short form content encouraging platforms at large need to go down anyways so sucker punching the current biggest offender is right by me!

[–] OftenWrong@startrek.website 3 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (2 children)

Facebook literally conducted social experiments on a million of their own users and didn't even get a slap on the wrist. Banning TikTok had absolutely nothing to do with security or stopping propaganda. Anyone that thinks otherwise is a gullible fool.

[–] PhlubbaDubba@lemm.ee -1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Username checks out

[–] OftenWrong@startrek.website 2 points 7 months ago

Prove it

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