FCC commissioner wants TikTok removed from app stores over spying concerns

Re:FCC commissioner wants TikTok removed from app stores ove... by npteljes on Thursday June 30, 2022 @07:02AM (#31930891)

A few high-profile examples:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_websites_blocked_in_ma...

You can also pick one, and check with a tool like this:

https://www.comparitech.com/privacy-security-tools/blockedin...

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Re:FCC commissioner wants TikTok removed from app stores ove... by throwaway123989 on Friday July 01, 2022 @04:46PM (#31952627)

None of these are banned. They simply choose to not operate in China, because the laws require them hand over user data. So they choose to monopolize those data themselves, which is allowed in US and so called "free" nations. Go figure how ridiculous that is.

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Re:FCC commissioner wants TikTok removed from app stores ove... by npteljes on Friday July 01, 2022 @06:14PM (#31953714)

Yes, some of those are banned. Banned means to prohibit, especially by legal means. These websites are not reachable from mainland China, so they are banned in mainland China.

Their operation wasn't suspended for a compliance reason. This article lists some of those, and their (suspected) reason for the ban:

https://www.businessinsider.com/major-us-tech-companies-bloc...

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Re:FCC commissioner wants TikTok removed from app stores ove... by throwaway123989 on Wednesday July 13, 2022 @08:14PM (#32090373)

Then there are a lot of Chinese companies are banned from US market.

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Re:FCC commissioner wants TikTok removed from app stores ove... by npteljes on Saturday July 16, 2022 @04:34AM (#32116221)

What's your point?

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Re:FCC commissioner wants TikTok removed from app stores ove... by throwaway123989 on Monday July 18, 2022 @01:11PM (#32140667)

The point is there is no moral high ground in economic competition.

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