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ibegurpard

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24. No Democrats should've supported this

Reply to speak easy (Original post)

Sun Jan 19, 2025, 01:48 PM

Jan 2025

A comprehensive data protection policy across ALL social media? Absolutely.
This was a joke we will pay for.

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My (actual) thoughts on banning TikTok in the U.S. [View all] speak easy Jan 2025 OP

I have a total different response from young users................ Lovie777 Jan 2025 #1

This is a total shakedown MaryMagdaline Jan 2025 #2

What do you think he did? Phoenix61 Jan 2025 #7

It was in a bill to fund Ukraine and Israel karynnj Jan 2025 #9

I have no idea if the security argument makes sense, but your reasoning certainly does. n/t D23MIURG23 Jan 2025 #3

Great OP malaise Jan 2025 #4

ty speak easy Jan 2025 #6

IMO, FB/Google/Meta HAB911 Jan 2025 #5

Good post, speak easy. brer cat Jan 2025 #8

ByteDance offered to relocate its servers. Igel Jan 2025 #10

"[ByteDance] was bound to comply with PRC governmental requests for data." speak easy Jan 2025 #14

If TicToc is banned, why is WeChat available Johonny Jan 2025 #11

Weird...I believe We Chat was in the bill. It's still available. LeftInTX Jan 2025 #22

This message was self-deleted by its author Tbear Jan 2025 #12

Trump said he changed his mind because TicTok helped him win the election womanofthehills Jan 2025 #31

China has banned it in its own country Arazi Jan 2025 #13

"China has banned it in its own country" speak easy Jan 2025 #15

My only point was that the NatSec concerns are real Arazi Jan 2025 #16

"They've all seen something behind closed doors that we haven't" speak easy Jan 2025 #17

Just say you're addicted without saying you're addicted Arazi Jan 2025 #18

As I understand it, all that matters speak easy Jan 2025 #23

100% with you on the tech bros Arazi Jan 2025 #25

I hate people telling me what to watch and if I am aware or not womanofthehills Jan 2025 #32

Not banned in China. International version of TT has no presence in China because of its sister app Douyin vanessa_ca Jan 2025 #19

Mark Cuban is hoping to do something similar attached to Bluesky Arazi Jan 2025 #20

Interesting about Bluesky. Thanks. eom vanessa_ca Jan 2025 #21

No Democrats should've supported this ibegurpard Jan 2025 #24

From a selfishly political point of view, speak easy Jan 2025 #26

So??? who owns lots of stock in Meta, Amazon, Apple & almost every large US Corp?? Answer. BLACKROCK womanofthehills Jan 2025 #33

A stock holding is not corporate control. speak easy Jan 2025 #39

Information underpants Jan 2025 #27

mine: mike_c Jan 2025 #28

You're missing the good stuff vanessa_ca Jan 2025 #35

It isn't about meta or x or google. it's about a foreign country launching cyber attacks thebigidea Jan 2025 #29

Again speak easy Jan 2025 #30

Only 10% of TicToc is in US - womanofthehills Jan 2025 #34

Bytedance doesn't have to have a US buyer Arazi Jan 2025 #36

ByteDance can not sell TikTok even if they wanted to. speak easy Jan 2025 #37

Uhm, fairly sure that the CCP would make exceptions if they wanted to Arazi Jan 2025 #38

This message was self-deleted by its author speak easy Jan 2025 #40

"Uhm, fairly sure that the CCP would make exceptions ..." speak easy Jan 2025 #41

They'll find a Canadian/Chinese front man Arazi Jan 2025 #42