Supreme Court rules to uphold TikTok ban, setting stage for shutdown

Re:Supreme Court rules to uphold TikTok ban, setting stage f... by miroljub on Friday January 17, 2025 @11:32AM (#42739815)

> Geopolitics aside, I think everyone is kind of aware that social media is a vice, and like it or not, this could just be the beginning of our society beginning to scrutinize these platforms.

Come on. We all know that TikTok was banned because the US regime couldn't control it.

If they really wanted to ban vice, they would have banned Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, and their kin a long ago.

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Re:Supreme Court rules to uphold TikTok ban, setting stage f... by JumpCrisscross on Friday January 17, 2025 @11:42AM (#42739978)

> TikTok was banned because the US regime couldn't control it

The law is fine with TikTok being owned by a Nigerian.

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Re:Supreme Court rules to uphold TikTok ban, setting stage f... by miroljub on Friday January 17, 2025 @11:54AM (#42740206)

Well, Nigeria is or can be controlled by the USA. China is an independent country.

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Re:Supreme Court rules to uphold TikTok ban, setting stage f... by JumpCrisscross on Friday January 17, 2025 @11:56AM (#42740226)

> Nigeria is or can be controlled by the USA. China is an independent country

Take a step back and consider how ridiculous this is. Every country in the world other than these six [1] is controlled by the U.S.?

[1] https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-15/subtitle-B/chapter-VII...

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Re:Supreme Court rules to uphold TikTok ban, setting stage f... by hnfong on Saturday January 18, 2025 @07:13AM (#42747796)

That sounds about right.

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Re:Supreme Court rules to uphold TikTok ban, setting stage f... by sudosysgen on Friday January 17, 2025 @11:09PM (#42745759)

If it was owned by a Nigerian tomorrow and kept the same CEO, board, employees and algorithm, do you honestly think it wouldn't immediately be banned again?

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