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Re:The TikTok ban is a betrayal of the open internet by kvn8888 on Tuesday March 28, 2023 @03:01PM (#35346155)
Yes. I've been delivered John Cena bing chilling memes with slightly racist undertones. I've seen memes about Tiananmen square. Winnie the pooh xi jinping memes.

And we're talking about TikTok content in America, not in Hong Kong.

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Re:The TikTok ban is a betrayal of the open internet by throwaway29812 on Tuesday March 28, 2023 @05:42PM (#35348330)
> And we're talking about TikTok content in America, not in Hong Kong.

Why? Is Hong Kong not worthy of the same rights to freedom of information as America?

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Re:The TikTok ban is a betrayal of the open internet by Jochim on Tuesday March 28, 2023 @05:55PM (#35348521)
If you believe that then put it into legislation and fine/ban anyone who doesn't comply. A number of US tech giants, including Apple, have been found to be censoring such terms abroad.

That's not what's happened though. Instead, there's a witch hunt spurred on by US politicians who can't tell the difference between Singapore and China.

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Re:The TikTok ban is a betrayal of the open internet by throwaway29812 on Wednesday March 29, 2023 @12:52PM (#35359908)
> A number of US tech giants, including Apple, have been found to be censoring such terms abroad.

Per request of which government?

> can't tell the difference between Singapore and China.

I'm sorry if this a reference to the TikTok CEO? He is Chinese Singaporean. Chinese ethnicity exists outside China.

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