https://abcnews.go.com/Business/tiktok-china/story?id=108111...

Limiting use to 40 minutes is not a ban but it still shows a view that extended exposure to it is harmful. To turn it on its head, if more than 40 minutes is viewed harmful for Chinese youth, why not American?

https://apnews.com/article/gaming-business-children-00db669d...

What more do you need to know?

Anecdotally, I have heard from people who lived in China at the time that there was a significant shift in content a few years back.

Because it was never there. Bytedance never launched TikTok in China.

It’s a similar product. We don’t have any server-side code so we don’t know.

You chose a bad analogy, that's all.

I think it is form of compartmentalizing Internet and social networks, to keep Chinese internet and social media separate from the US.

the red book app, where tiktok refugees are flocking to right now, also want to introduce geofence and compartmentalize Chinese users and US users separately

Do you believe that all Chinese media is part of a propaganda machine?

Do you believe the same of American or French media?

Every social media app or website in China is required to ask for your real name and ID number, and implement any censorship requested by the party. If you post something that rubs the government the wrong way, your identity is readily available.

I don't believe this level of content control, censorship and user prosecution is there for all American media. And if it were, you are allowed to set up your own channel or social media app in America to be the exception.

I didn't know this. Do you have any reading on the subject you can recommend?

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_real-name_system_in_C...

- https://www.technologyreview.com/2024/01/10/1086366/china-so...

- https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202310/31/WS6541068aa3109068...

You legally must have a CCP member in the room when making editorial decisions.

(Although that No is getting a bit blurry with US social media bending over for commander cheeto)

"It’s almost like they recognize that technology is influencing kids’ development, and they make their domestic version a spinach version of TikTok, while they ship the opium version to the rest of the world,”

I worked on some language in the bill for my Senator. The unifying concern—and my and their concern—was China.

I know when you have a pet war you tend to see everything through its lens, but most Americans—including electeds—couldn’t care less about what’s going on in Gaza or Ukraine.

And legislators have zero requirement to explain to the public the real reason a policy proposal happens. The language used in a bill doesn’t have to be the reason it exists. This is how lobbying works.

I get that people have pet issues they want to protect, but Israel was a big enough reason to force Joe Biden out of office: https://www.imeupolicyproject.org/postelection-polling

Wow, people really believe Joe Biden wouldn’t have bombed his debate if he just changed his policy on Israel. (Or more seriously, that Kamala was kept out of the White House by this. What a myopic worldview.)

You may not agree with the 10% of the population that sides with Hamas, but that’s enough to cause an election to flip from Democrat to Republican or Independent, causing a 1.5% win for Trump.

The world doesn’t operate in majorities. Small groups do have power over you.

What poll? Every reputable pollster said the opposite.

> You may not agree with the 10% of the population that sides with Hamas, but that’s enough to cause an election to flip

I don’t and it’s not because of where they are. State-level polls on the issue show it’s irrelevant. That’s why it was ignored. The fact that people were willing to throw the election on this single issue certainly changed my view on the matter, and I know two Republican Senators who took it as a license to be more aggressive against Palestine and Iran.

See: https://amp.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/national/artic...

If you don’t want to believe reputable pollsters you can look at state primary polling results. For those, the uncommitted movement received 9% of the votes in the Democratic primaries.

And Kamala lost by 1.5% in the general election.

You can thank us in making sure your candidate was defeated. Maybe next time don’t live stream Jews killing thousands of Muslim children on Instagram with the support of your candidate while pretending it doesn’t matter?

lol you really thought Gaza didn’t matter in the election? Even I don’t believe you believe that. Be serious.

I wouldn't say TikTok is a "nice thing" ..

I get that Zionists don’t want that reason stated publicly, hoping to blame China instead, but it’s out there now.