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Senate passes TikTok ban bill, sending it to Biden, who has already committed to signing it
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this post was submitted on 24 Apr 2024
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The problem isn't actually just that China takes our data, it's that they control the algorithm on tiktok for what users see, thereby giving them the ability to manipulate the public.
Yeah! And that's only a privilege for white oligarchs! /s
Would you rather a hostile foreign entity do it instead, who have vested interest in sewing destructive chaos as a goal, though? That's the alternative.
I mean, there's a third alternative where manipulating us is illegal for anyone
That's just too vague to legislate. Stop talking to everyone because you're being manipulated non-stop by everyone you know.
I agree, wish this was the actual goal but it's going to be hard to pry those rights out of their hands.
if they were rights everyone would have them.