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ancianita

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14. Why not ban and blacklist it the way the U.S. Commerce Dept did with Pegasus?

Reply to BadgerKid (Reply #4)

Tue Feb 28, 2023, 03:33 AM

Feb 2023

The Dept of Commerce is the biggest holder of databases in our government. It knows CCP data collection when it sees it.

With China racing ahead of the U.S. in General AI development, any and all international data it can draw works toward that development.

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White House: No more TikTok on gov't devices within 30 days [View all] Jose Garcia Feb 2023 OP

Every MAGAt in the government will refuse COL Mustard Feb 2023 #1

Good. Tik Tok is a CCP propaganda tool that shouldn't be allowed in any country. AZLD4Candidate Feb 2023 #2

Lots of people here were against banning it in 2020 MichMan Feb 2023 #3

I hate when we do that Polybius Feb 2023 #22

Good luck trying to convince people to stop using it in the civilian sector tornado34jh Feb 2023 #5

Ignorance is bliss. Promote and market something effectively, people will by rat poison and use AZLD4Candidate Feb 2023 #6

True to some extent tornado34jh Feb 2023 #7

That's sad. Because Tiktok does that. I use WeChat and it gets monitored all over the world AZLD4Candidate Feb 2023 #10

Lol, "CCP propaganda" Tarc Feb 2023 #8

NPR says that same thing, and I live in China. You don't think a Chinese company AZLD4Candidate Feb 2023 #9

+1 ancianita Feb 2023 #11

Why the fuck would the CCP care about some teenager? RandySF Feb 2023 #13

"Give me a child until he's seven and he's mine forever" - Hitler AZLD4Candidate Feb 2023 #19

So is it up to IT departments to remote-wipe the app off? BadgerKid Feb 2023 #4

Why not ban and blacklist it the way the U.S. Commerce Dept did with Pegasus? ancianita Feb 2023 #14

It was initially proposed in 2020 MichMan Feb 2023 #20

Why would people have social media on government devices to begin with? RandySF Feb 2023 #12

This message was self-deleted by its author ancianita Feb 2023 #15

THEY NEVER ANSWER THAT Skittles Feb 2023 #16

They never give their sources and methods of investigation? ancianita Feb 2023 #18

The FBI has worked with social media (& vice versa) to investigate, arrest and convict criminals. ancianita Feb 2023 #17

No one else in government has it, other than law enforcement using it in investigations? MichMan Feb 2023 #21

The data gathering corps must have our data, too, right? For profit. ancianita Feb 2023 #24

Actual answer: because Government has social media accounts of its own. brooklynite Feb 2023 #23

My question too. Shouldn't they be, like, working? twodogsbarking Feb 2023 #25