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In reply to the discussion: Banning tik tok is wrong [View all]drray23
(8,568 posts)6. not only is it wrong its shortsighted
if the argument is that there are concerns about data privacy, the same is true for most other social apps.
It's possible to buy data from Facebook about all sorts of things users do and are for example so the Chinese can also do that anyway.
If it is about stopping disinformation, again the same issue exist elsewhere.
That bill is taking a sledgehammer to a problem that requires a more targeted approach.
it's going to backfire big time. Another perfect example of our elected officials being uninformed about tech and the innerworkings of the internet platforms in general, yet legislating anyway.
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Getting real means finding a buyer...very few have that kind of money. If mush or meta buy it, they will ruin it
PortTack
Mar 2024
#10
I understand their reasoning, but its not a good look with all the other important issues
ecstatic
Mar 2024
#15
Pressure them to sell behind the scenes. Then, just as the sale is being finalized,
ecstatic
Mar 2024
#22
I WILL install it on my phone NOW--- although I have no immediate plans to use it.
DemocraticPatriot
Mar 2024
#25
Some of us remember the PMRC and Joe Lieberman's crusade against video games
Act_of_Reparation
Mar 2024
#42
The government absolutely should have the right and the responsibility to ban any
Fla Dem
Mar 2024
#40