Bipartisan Legislation to Ban TikTok

Re:Bipartisan Legislation to Ban TikTok by mensetmanusman on Tuesday December 13, 2022 @01:09PM (#33973104)

No, it’s because it’s from China which bans US tech platforms. If this came from the EU or SK there would be no discussion on this in Congress.

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Re:Bipartisan Legislation to Ban TikTok by three_seagrass on Tuesday December 13, 2022 @01:18PM (#33973259)

China doesn't ban US tech that obeys the CCP's surveillance laws, like Apple does. This targeting of tiktok is pretty specific by US government, because it singles out a company rather than act as a law.

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Re:Bipartisan Legislation to Ban TikTok by mensetmanusman on Tuesday December 13, 2022 @01:33PM (#33973549)

Therefore the US is free to pass laws that make TikTok illegal by your own reasoning.

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Re:Bipartisan Legislation to Ban TikTok by three_seagrass on Tuesday December 13, 2022 @06:47PM (#33977983)

Please elaborate on how a law banning a single company is the same as a law that allow companies to comply.

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Re:Bipartisan Legislation to Ban TikTok by mensetmanusman on Wednesday December 14, 2022 @09:24AM (#33983852)

If China is able to ban all western social media because of “law” then per definition any law that stops Chinese social media is also “legit” if we go by the argument that it is okay to ban things if the law says to ban them.

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Re:Bipartisan Legislation to Ban TikTok by three_seagrass on Wednesday December 14, 2022 @12:55PM (#33987096)

Please elaborate on how a law banning a single company is the same as a law that allow companies to comply.

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Re:Bipartisan Legislation to Ban TikTok by mensetmanusman on Monday December 19, 2022 @12:30PM (#34054813)

TikTok can comply by not having CCP leadership in the executive management. See the conflict?

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