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In reply to the discussion: TikTok will be banned, not sold. [View all]OAITW r.2.0
(27,242 posts)1. I'll be OK.
Spend .000001% of my time there.
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Most definitely. I occasionally hit TT links that scroll endless mindless stuff
OAITW r.2.0
Apr 2024
#103
this is going to ratfuck us in the election unless the Chinese sell it before then
Celerity
Apr 2024
#2
I know that, but the bill will be signed by Biden, and he will be the face of it for attacks (yes I know Trump
Celerity
Apr 2024
#19
It will be tough to blame Biden for this when the vast majority of Republicans voted for it..
honest.abe
Apr 2024
#36
You want to risk Democracy on that? Is this really a hill we need to die on right now?
Scrivener7
Apr 2024
#42
"I am too old to care what they think."... Famous last words, politically speaking
Parzival72
Apr 2024
#64
Considering how bat shit insane the GOP has become, being bi-partisan isn't necessarily a good thing.
progressoid
Apr 2024
#83
You miss the point. Being bipartisan is the clear defense against those blaming Joe.
honest.abe
Apr 2024
#84
So young voters who like this app should be reassured that this is a good thing because it was bi-partisan?
progressoid
Apr 2024
#88
It will be there throughout the election. Young people tend to be more reactive.
LeftInTX
Apr 2024
#113
I was born in Los Angeles to foreign national parents and they moved back to London when I was only a couple years old.
Celerity
Apr 2024
#97
I would trust the many Democratic representatives and senators that voted for this bill...
W_HAMILTON
Apr 2024
#7
A large problem is the perception. Biden will sign the bill so he will be the face of the attempted ban.
Celerity
Apr 2024
#11
I expect conservative older people brainwashed by Fox News to vote for Republicans.
W_HAMILTON
Apr 2024
#31
Show them his hardcore support for what Netanyahu and his RW extremist base are doing in Israel.
Celerity
Apr 2024
#108
This. I'm old, but have young relatives I'm close to who are well-read, self-sufficient and serious
Scrivener7
Apr 2024
#41
They won't be running things if they sit back and let Trump and his fascist Republicans take power again.
W_HAMILTON
Apr 2024
#92
It's not about being out of touch -- it's about focusing on what actually matters.
W_HAMILTON
Apr 2024
#93
Most likely the fact that TikTok and all Chinese companies have to turn over any and all information they have collected
ripcord
Apr 2024
#8
Here's a relatively recent article of the various actions countries around the world have taken against TikTok:
W_HAMILTON
Apr 2024
#24
Right now, however, the Chinese government wouldn't need to rely on TikTok to get access to Americans' personal info.
Celerity
Apr 2024
#32
Meanwhile Facebook, via Cambridge Analytica, gave Donald Trump access to ALL their
Scrivener7
Apr 2024
#44
Not sure I would trust those Silicon Valley companies with personal data either.
progressoid
Apr 2024
#78
A hostile foreign government has no constitutional right to own a media company in America
mathematic
Apr 2024
#51
Murdoch literally became an American citizen to buy TV stations. How are you this badly informed?
mathematic
Apr 2024
#58
Oh, how quickly you abandoned your other argument. You didn't suddenly become well informed, by the way.
mathematic
Apr 2024
#60
As a company, it is unlikely to ever be worth as much as it is now if it loses the US market
LonePirate
Apr 2024
#82
This is the origin of the push to ban TikTok. It's like the anti CRT/anti LGBTQ movements
LuvLoogie
Apr 2024
#85
Or to frame it in reality: An adversary will be blocked from controlling a significant media outlet in this country
themaguffin
Apr 2024
#90
I wonder why the Chinese government is so strongly against it being sold?
Think. Again.
Apr 2024
#105
TikTok generated an estimated $16.1 billion revenue in 2023, a 67% increase year-on-year. TikTok had 1.5 billion monthly
Celerity
Apr 2024
#112
They will pay 5 to 7 billion USD in Chinese taxes alone (as their total revenue will be over 30 billion USD for 2024)
Celerity
Apr 2024
#115
my main concern is the timing, that it can blow up in our faces for the 2024 elections
Celerity
Apr 2024
#117
I believe we as a society will survive without the unparelled virtues of Tik Tok.
beaglelover
Apr 2024
#122