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Re:Indian government asks Apple and Google to take down TikT... by robocat on Tuesday April 16, 2019 @04:14PM (#19676895)
TikTok's argument is also relevant:

In its petition to the Supreme Court [snip] The app was like any other social media platform, it said, adding that singling out TikTok was discriminatory and arbitrary.

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Re:Indian government asks Apple and Google to take down TikT... by yorwba on Tuesday April 16, 2019 @04:21PM (#19676959)
They probably also have a pretty good nudity filter, considering that all pornography is illegal in China.
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Re:Indian government asks Apple and Google to take down TikT... by vegiraghav on Wednesday April 17, 2019 @02:13AM (#19680179)
Search on youtube "tiktok indian videos". You will probably campaign to make the ban permanent.
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Re:Indian government asks Apple and Google to take down TikT... by yorwba on Wednesday April 17, 2019 @04:26AM (#19680744)
If the videos can be found on YouTube, the problem can't be with TikTok alone, surely.
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Re:Indian government asks Apple and Google to take down TikT... by vegiraghav on Friday April 19, 2019 @12:21AM (#19697078)
well those videos aren't exactly the worst of the lot though
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Re:Indian government asks Apple and Google to take down TikT... by ChrisRR on Wednesday April 17, 2019 @08:04AM (#19681761)
Am I going to get put on a list if I search that?
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Re:Indian government asks Apple and Google to take down TikT... by kobiguru on Wednesday April 17, 2019 @03:24AM (#19680486)
I agree
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Re:Indian government asks Apple and Google to take down TikT... by ben_jones on Tuesday April 16, 2019 @04:33PM (#19677050)
Eroding freedoms based on "for the children" is a slippery slope but in this case I believe it is well justified. There is a gross amount of what I'd call sexual aggression in these apps between primarily older males towards younger, often underage, girls (and boys). Users treat these apps like porn sites, whether its to view public instagram photos, private messages, or even public comments. If you cannot police the worst of these activities I do not believe governments should allow companies to profit off them.
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