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    24 months ago

    Where do I begin:

    1. China has more-or-less direct control over the app, and China is an enemy of the US
    2. extensive tracking
    3. it’s designed specifically to be addictive instead of beneficial

    Other SM apps do 2 and 3, but that doesn’t mean TikTok is okay, it means those other apps are also terrible.

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        4 months ago

        I’m guessing you’re talking about the first point, so I looked into it and it seems China only owns a “golden share” (1%?), which doesn’t seem big enough to really cause problems. That said, I don’t know much about Chinese business, so maybe there’s still something there. But that’s just speculation, not evidence.

        That said, that doesn’t change my opinion of it being terrible, because the last two points still stand. They also apply to domestic social media apps as well.

        I’ll repeat it again, I don’t think it should be banned, but I also don’t think anyone should use it.

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          14 months ago

          That’s the thing, the last time the government did something this sweeping without showing it’s evidence, me and a few hundred thousand of my best buddies got sent to Iraq.

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            14 months ago

            Banning a SM app is nothing like declaring a War on Terror. For the record, I opposed both, as well as the War in Afghanistan. I’m sorry you were sent to fight in a pointless war.

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              24 months ago

              Oh I’m not saying the damage is equivalent. But generally the government needs to show it’s work in a democracy, if we want to keep the democracy.

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                24 months ago

                Oh yeah, agreed. And ideally, that should come well before a policy change unless there’s an imminent threat.