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Cattledog

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11. Go ahead and vote for the GOP who

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Fri Mar 17, 2023, 08:44 AM

Mar 2023

bans the abortion pill, books, drag shows, talking about race, etc.

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TikTok is the WMD of 2023 [View all] speak easy Mar 2023 OP

Agree. Elessar Zappa Mar 2023 #1

A lot of young people stay home regardless. Mosby Mar 2023 #44

And if Biden bans TikTok, he will make sure pinkstarburst Mar 2023 #48

I get the feeling they will work out a deal about divesting from China Walleye Mar 2023 #2

You don't make your case. You just state your thesis conclusion. You'll have to write more Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2023 #3

here is a link to the Gina Raimondo quote Celerity Mar 2023 #19

Thank you, Celerity. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2023 #26

yw Celerity Mar 2023 #27

Gen Z overwhelmngly supports Biden. To suggest they would turn MAGAT or RW over Tik Tok hlthe2b Mar 2023 #4

This message was self-deleted by its author speak easy Mar 2023 #5

Your post doesn't show much respect for the power of human nature. BannonsLiver Mar 2023 #42

How do you think seniors would react pinkstarburst Mar 2023 #49

Equating the literal survival funds for many Americans in advanced age to Tik Tok? Really? hlthe2b Mar 2023 #50

You don't get it pinkstarburst Mar 2023 #55

NO. YOU DON"T GET IT. Equating literal death of seniors to the inconvenience of losing Tik TOk hlthe2b Mar 2023 #56

You don't want to listen? Your choice. pinkstarburst Mar 2023 #57

lol because trump is going to treestar Mar 2023 #63

Yup... hlthe2b Mar 2023 #66

My guess is that is YOUR actual desire. hlthe2b Mar 2023 #64

because there are no other platforms and treestar Mar 2023 #62

I am completely out of the loop on this issue. WTF is wrong with TikTok? Ferrets are Cool Mar 2023 #6

TikTok is a Chinese company. By Chinese law, all companies must provide data on demand Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2023 #7

Thanks for the explanation. Ferrets are Cool Mar 2023 #9

+1 betsuni Mar 2023 #14

Thanks for that. But I'm struggling to understand ... Whiskeytide Mar 2023 #20

Associates of expats/dissidents. China puts pressure on them to spy or shut up Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2023 #25

+1 Mad_Machine76 Mar 2023 #38

Supposedly, it's the US protecting our privacy. Lancero Mar 2023 #65

It's basically Chinese spyware Johnny2X2X Mar 2023 #8

and Facebook is basically American spyware. speak easy Mar 2023 #12

Facebook isn't reporting their data to the government Johnny2X2X Mar 2023 #22

"The Chinese government is processing and using the data collected on TickTok" speak easy Mar 2023 #29

except when they do. Voltaire2 Mar 2023 #59

Isn't Facebook obnoxiousdrunk Mar 2023 #51

Indeed, Facebook is banned in China, speak easy Mar 2023 #53

yup. So we should also have a Great Firewall? Voltaire2 Mar 2023 #60

Exactly. Not sure why the OP is hellbent on defending China who themaguffin Mar 2023 #15

I'm hell bent on winning the next election. speak easy Mar 2023 #16

You're making a false argument. "Biden" wouldn't be the one banning it & I doubt it gets themaguffin Mar 2023 #18

Biden administration demands ... speak easy Mar 2023 #21

That's the same as Justice Dept scenario etc. themaguffin Mar 2023 #39

Biden is the head of his administration isn't he? Autumn Mar 2023 #33

Yes. I didn't say otherwise themaguffin Mar 2023 #40

If it's banned Biden will be the one signing off on it. Autumn Mar 2023 #41

I disagree Johnny2X2X Mar 2023 #23

Wanna bet the 2024 election on it? speak easy Mar 2023 #30

Have you ever looked at TikToK? A hell of a lot of young people on there who supported Biden Autumn Mar 2023 #31

And? Johnny2X2X Mar 2023 #34

Wait and see. US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo disagrees with you. Autumn Mar 2023 #37

Apparently some here DO think young people are that shallow. Check out the reply to me upstream hlthe2b Mar 2023 #52

They better buy it because if our government bans it there are going to be a lot Autumn Mar 2023 #24

It looks like this ban may well happen, so expect major pushback on anyone who tries to point Celerity Mar 2023 #28

... betsuni Mar 2023 #10

+1 2naSalit Mar 2023 #17

Go ahead and vote for the GOP who Cattledog Mar 2023 #11

'bans on the abortion pill, books, drag shows, talking about race, etc.' speak easy Mar 2023 #13

smh inthewind21 Mar 2023 #32

The problem we have here is that people vote for the party that represents them. Autumn Mar 2023 #35

What happens if young people start violating the ban? ripcord Mar 2023 #36

Few would. How many young people are going try to load and update an app outside of Apple/Google? themaguffin Mar 2023 #45

There are very legitimate reasons for this position. Caliman73 Mar 2023 #43

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So their talk -- emphasis on talk -- about climate change, gender issues... W_HAMILTON Mar 2023 #47

Banning TikTok would piss off young voters pinkstarburst Mar 2023 #54

This message was self-deleted by its author Voltaire2 Mar 2023 #58

We should be identified as the political party that isn't banning everything they don't like. Voltaire2 Mar 2023 #61