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A comment on Supreme Court rules to uphold TikTok ban, setting stage for shutdown. Parent comment

Re:Supreme Court rules to uphold TikTok ban, setting stage f... by glenstein on Saturday January 18, 2025 @03:59PM (#42751383)
The list of offenses from China are foundational to the case for banning Tiktok. They belong to an argument that bootstraps itself. Those points aren't merely offered in a reactionary manner as a way to attempt to refute or deflect other criticisms.

What makes any specific point into whataboutism is its intended use as a counterpoint in a context where it doesn't change the outcome of the argument its responding to.

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Re:Supreme Court rules to uphold TikTok ban, setting stage f... by DiogenesKynikos on Saturday January 18, 2025 @04:09PM (#42751446)
What does the South China Sea have to do with TikTok?

The "list of offenses" is just meant to say, "China bad, so TikTok bad."

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