Biden signs TikTok 'ban' bill into law, starting clock for ByteDance to divest

Re:Biden signs TikTok 'ban' bill into law, starting clock fo... by kelnos on Wednesday April 24, 2024 @04:55PM (#40149511)

I don't use TikTok, so I'm not particularly worried about the Chinese government using it to spy on me. What I am worried about is the Chinese government using TikTok to launch influence and misinformation campaigns against US citizens.

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Re:Biden signs TikTok 'ban' bill into law, starting clock fo... by interactivecode on Wednesday April 24, 2024 @05:33PM (#40149962)

Do you feel it’s possible to get information that isn’t filtered or influenced by the US government?

Aka how confident are you that the information you are getting today is honest, accurate and not influenced in any way? That you get the full picture, the good and the bad?

While I do feel like my personal views are more aligned with the US / west. I’m not convinced im getting balanced information. Its a little naive to suggest that only our enemies are doing propaganda.

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Re:Biden signs TikTok 'ban' bill into law, starting clock fo... by asadotzler on Thursday April 25, 2024 @12:11AM (#40153339)

Disinformation campaigns by my elected representatives are not the same thing as disinformation campaigns by top adversarial governments. If you can't see that, you're not fixable.

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Re:Biden signs TikTok 'ban' bill into law, starting clock fo... by nashashmi on Wednesday April 24, 2024 @06:07PM (#40150380)

> Chinese government using TikTok to launch influence and misinformation campaigns

That is not what anyone is concerned about. The US tried to get Tiktok to suppress pro-palestine information against israel. Tiktok effectively said they are not doing any manipulation of promoted info, even in favor of israel.

congress resurrected a ban for it. The recent uni protests helped in doing that.

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