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Re:FCC: TikTok is unacceptable security risk and should be r... by gloryjulio on Tuesday July 19, 2022 @10:05AM (#32151618)
Because it's US vs China and companies like Meta/Google/Twitter are already treated poorly in China? Ppl are already asking these kind of questions even long before this, why should we allow companies such as Tiktok while so many 'Western' tech companies are banned in China?
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Re:FCC: TikTok is unacceptable security risk and should be r... by lakomen on Tuesday July 19, 2022 @10:09AM (#32151697)
Are they? Which companies are those?
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Re:FCC: TikTok is unacceptable security risk and should be r... by gloryjulio on Tuesday July 19, 2022 @10:48AM (#32152301)
You must be living under the rock if you don't know many products has been banned in China for many years, notably but not restricted to Facebook, Google, Twitter. https://www.gadgetsnow.com/slideshows/10-popular-apps-and-we...

Apple's data in China is handled by China government affiliated entity https://technode.com/2018/01/10/apple-icloud-guizhou/ . China's typical play book in tech field is to have the original products banned and have their own copycat flourish.

They are already NOT playing fair.

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Re:FCC: TikTok is unacceptable security risk and should be r... by lakomen on Tuesday July 19, 2022 @10:16AM (#32151808)
What? Am I not allowed to question this ridiculous claim?
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Re:FCC: TikTok is unacceptable security risk and should be r... by dahart on Tuesday July 19, 2022 @10:24AM (#32151965)
Are you referring to the claim that there are western tech companies blocked in mainland China? This is a well known fact. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_websites_blocked_in_ma...
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Re:FCC: TikTok is unacceptable security risk and should be r... by mliker on Tuesday July 19, 2022 @11:18AM (#32152764)
You should inform yourself of basic knowledge.
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