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Re:ByteDance prefers TikTok shutdown in US if legal options ... by AlexandrB on Thursday April 25, 2024 @02:00PM (#40160932)
When I disagree with a "TikTok ban", I'm defending my right to install what I want on my phone/computer/etc. I don't even use TikTok, but I think this sets a shitty precedent.

If the problem with TikTok is data collection, we should legislate bounds on all data collection and make everyone safer. If the problem with TikTok is addictive algorithmic feeds, we should legislate limits on those for all platforms and probably improve everyone's life.

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Re:ByteDance prefers TikTok shutdown in US if legal options ... by pennybanks on Thursday April 25, 2024 @02:25PM (#40161208)
think it sets a shitty precedent that anyone from any country and distribute whatever weird product they want to and as long as people want it. if it isnt addressed.

maybe i would think differently if it wasnt banned everywhere else. and china didnt ban every western tech company.

isis recruitment apps, wholesale fent stright from china apps. whatever its my right! going against something blindly just because you want the freedom to do it whether or not you will is odd no? shouldnt you use context.

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