Re:US lawmakers tell Apple, Google to be ready to remove Tik...
by Cookingboy on Monday December 16, 2024 @09:08AM
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>It is illegal if it is paid for foreign state and undeclared.
Good. Because ByteDance has never tried to hide the fact that it's a Chinese company. So that argument wouldn't matter even if there are evidence of them pushing Chinese propaganda.
Re:US lawmakers tell Apple, Google to be ready to remove Tik...
by libertine on Monday December 16, 2024 @10:53AM
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I think the point isn't that they're trying to hide the fact that it's a Chinese company, but that they control the algorithms that can be used to push undeclared foreign state-sponsored content.
Re:US lawmakers tell Apple, Google to be ready to remove Tik...
by sabbaticaldev on Monday December 16, 2024 @09:15AM
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Facebook, instagram and youtube have been used to manipulate elections way before tiktok, that’s not the reason it’s being banned.
This is an ongoing investigation, but it's already well-documented. Not hypothetical. Now you may think that this is only happening in Romania, but in reality, similar events were uncovered in the US[1].
It seems you want to clear these platforms of any responsibility, and I think they have part of the responsibility. It's not just Tiktok but looks like it's a platform of choice.
> Secondly no, it's not illegal to spread misinformation, no matter the motive. The First Amendment absolutely guarantees that right.
It is illegal if it is paid for foreign state and undeclared.
[0]https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/romania-tiktok-pr... [1]https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/sep/05/tim-...