US lawmakers tell Apple, Google to be ready to remove TikTok from stores Jan. 19

Re:US lawmakers tell Apple, Google to be ready to remove Tik... by threeseed on Monday December 16, 2024 @01:35AM (#42428527)

a) Using TikTok is not a right.

b) Removing the platform entirely is not censorship. Especially when everyone will just shift to Instagram, Youtube etc.

c) This was a decision made by the US Congress. It is by definition not authoritarian.

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Re:US lawmakers tell Apple, Google to be ready to remove Tik... by Cookingboy on Monday December 16, 2024 @03:31AM (#42429077)

> Removing the platform entirely is not censorship. Especially when everyone will just shift to Instagram, Youtube etc.

It is, because politicians voted for the bill have openly admitted the Israel-Gaza content is what pushed them to vote for the ban. Instagram, YT, etc are under U.S. control and engage in sufficient self-censorship when it comes the Israel-Gaza conflict in order to make Israel look good.

https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-media/tiktok-ban-israel-...

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Re:US lawmakers tell Apple, Google to be ready to remove Tik... by gtsop on Monday December 16, 2024 @01:38AM (#42428538)

> This was a decision made by the US Congress. It is by definition not authoritarian.

Clearly the US Congress represents the will of the majority...

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Re:US lawmakers tell Apple, Google to be ready to remove Tik... by kelnos on Monday December 16, 2024 @03:27AM (#42429061)

We live in a representative democracy, and that's exactly what the US Congress implements, if imperfectly. The "majority" is not really a relevant point. If you truly believe the US is an authoritarian government, I would recommend therapy.

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Re:US lawmakers tell Apple, Google to be ready to remove Tik... by gtsop on Monday December 16, 2024 @11:20AM (#42432422)

I would recommend you take a peak outside your window and see what the USA government is doing to it's people and the peoples all around the world.

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Re:US lawmakers tell Apple, Google to be ready to remove Tik... by brookst on Monday December 16, 2024 @01:45AM (#42428568)

Not how US “democracy” works. The majority in Congress represent a minority of the population.

Montana has one member of the house per 540,000 people. Delaware has one per 990,000 people. Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial/2020/data...

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Re:US lawmakers tell Apple, Google to be ready to remove Tik... by tgma on Monday December 16, 2024 @01:53AM (#42428615)

The US Congress is not supposed to represent the will of the majority. It is supposed to represent "the will of the people," which is distinct, by design. The actual implementation might have imperfections but tries to reflect the "will of the people" as the framers interpreted it.

Either way, there is a large spectrum between whatever it is and "authoritarian."

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Re:US lawmakers tell Apple, Google to be ready to remove Tik... by Spooky23 on Monday December 16, 2024 @06:37AM (#42430155)

The house represents the people. The Senate represents the powers that be in each state.

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Re:US lawmakers tell Apple, Google to be ready to remove Tik... by gtsop on Monday December 16, 2024 @11:23AM (#42432464)

Thanks for clarifying, i understand my phrasing have hit a distinction in the american government bodies which I was not aware and willing to step on.

The essence of my sentence was to be ironinc about any government institution not really doing what is best for the people but what is best for buisness and power.

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Re:US lawmakers tell Apple, Google to be ready to remove Tik... by wiseowise on Monday December 16, 2024 @02:18AM (#42428745)

“Free access to information“.

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