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Re:Biden signs TikTok 'ban' bill into law, starting clock fo... by tenlp on Wednesday April 24, 2024 @10:12PM (#40152545)
>Plus, freedom of speech is about protecting American Citizens from being censored by American Government. Banning an ungovernable, foreign owned business does not stop you from freely expressing yourself on the internet.

As far as I know, tiktok's services are deployed on Oracle servers in the United States and are subject to supervision. It was banned just because it comes from China. Look how many times the CEO of Singapore was questioned if he is Chinese. Maybe the Congressman thinks Singapore is also a part of China.

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Re:Biden signs TikTok 'ban' bill into law, starting clock fo... by coin on Thursday April 25, 2024 @01:00AM (#40153607)
> Look how many times the CEO of Singapore was questioned if he is Chinese. Maybe the Congressman thinks Singapore is also a part of China.

74% of Singaporeans are ethnically Chinese. The Congressman's questions are not unreasonable in questioning if the CEO has some ties with mainland China.

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