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TikTok sues the US government over ban (www.theverge.com)
submitted 6 months ago by lautan@lemmy.ca to c/technology@lemmy.world
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TikTok is taking the US government to court.

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[–] istanbullu@lemmy.ml 8 points 6 months ago (2 children)

I'm not an American. By your logic, let's ban all American social media.

[–] raspberriesareyummy@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

let’s ban all American social media.

That would be great. Where can I sign?

[–] pressanykeynow@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Just wondering why would you want to ban anything? Does banning something solve any problem that a normal person has? I mean if the ban wave is on it would be fair to ban anything that's not open source but I do think censorship is cancer.

[–] raspberriesareyummy@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

I am not very comfortable with "banning" websites - let's say outright dissolving some companies is probably the better approach, but also a double-edged sword. However, there is sometimes a need to legally shut down some entities.

I believe that by now it should no longer be a subject of debate that social media has a very unhealthy influence on the public opinion, and that most humans do not have the intellectual capacity to critically reflect on the media they consume. That's already a problem with some TV programs, and it has gotten worse with social media monetizing anger. As a result we get people who vote for politicians who promise them nothing short of a dictatorship. That's incredibly dangerous, and therefore I would like to see all social media federated - centralized services give way too much power to individuals with shady motives.