Close to half of American adults favor TikTok ban, Reuters/Ipsos poll shows

Re:Close to half of American adults favor TikTok ban, Reuter... by Waterluvian on Thursday August 17, 2023 @01:13PM (#37164967)

I think giving unfettered access to "western" culture through media and software is one of the better long-term plays for bringing us all closer and planting the seeds of liberalism in other regions.

I think an argument against it is generally the classic, "that takes generations and I don't want to pay for that today. I want my market locked down for my benefit today."

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Re:Close to half of American adults favor TikTok ban, Reuter... by kelnos on Thursday August 17, 2023 @01:32PM (#37165272)

I mean, that was the plan back with China, back in the later decades of the last century. Clearly it didn't work.

Either way, the issue at hand is whether or not US citizens/residents should be allowed to see certain things that come out of China, not whether or not we can and should be able to spread our ideals to China.

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