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 Marsymars on Wednesday April 24, 2024 @07:07PM (#40150986)

I mean, I’m happy to see tiktok removed from app stores for the same reasons as I’d be happy to see any social media apps be removed from app stores, so from that perspective, I don’t think it matters that I haven’t used tiktok unless it’s somehow exempt from the problems that are endemic to social media apps.

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Re:Biden signs TikTok 'ban' bill into law, starting clock fo... by groggo on Wednesday April 24, 2024 @08:27PM (#40151693)

I mean it's debatable whether or not social media is good for society, and there's legitimate concerns about data privacy, but do you really want the govt to remove them?

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Re:Biden signs TikTok 'ban' bill into law, starting clock fo... by Marsymars on Wednesday April 24, 2024 @09:58PM (#40152453)

Good question! I wouldn’t trust a government aiming to remove them, but seeing them run afoul of legitimate legislation (where I’m not actually familiar enough with the US/tiktok law to really make a judgement call on) in ways that get them punished satisfies me. (Assuming those punishments are in line with principles I otherwise support - e.g. I wouldn’t support ISP-level blocking.)

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Re:Biden signs TikTok 'ban' bill into law, starting clock fo... by xvector on Thursday April 25, 2024 @04:40AM (#40155001)

Sounds like you just don't care much for free speech.

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