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Re:TikTok goes dark in the US by cscurmudgeon on Sunday January 19, 2025 @10:43AM (#42757978)
Why not just use RedNote? It has all the freedom that is deprived in the US [1]. /s

[1] https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/16/tech/tiktok-refugees-rednote-...

Re:TikTok goes dark in the US by infecto on Sunday January 19, 2025 @10:47AM (#42758019)
You almost fooled me with the sarcasm. I am concerned with how many folks in this thread have massive sympathy for China. No doubt the West has had many issues and continues to do so but China is getting painted here as the bastion of freedom and openness. That they trust a Chinese app more than Meta when it’s absolutely worse in mainland then the lives they have in the West.
Re:TikTok goes dark in the US by bdangubic on Sunday January 19, 2025 @10:56AM (#42758120)
with china wysiwyg, with USA you believe you have freedom of ____ (you don’t) and you believe “US-owned” (X is not, hence the quotes) social media is in any way “net positive” for its citizens…
Re:TikTok goes dark in the US by infecto on Sunday January 19, 2025 @11:01AM (#42758166)
Not sure what your point is? Why are you using quotes on something I did not even say? Weird.
Re:TikTok goes dark in the US by bdangubic on Sunday January 19, 2025 @11:06AM (#42758207)
No doubt the West has had many issues and continues to do so

This … you are right in that West has issue … where you are wrong is that the issues are just as dangerous (if not A LOT more) than China. I quoted “US-owned” cause one of the biggest social media platforms that everyone considers “West” is owned by an African

Re:TikTok goes dark in the US by galangalalgol on Sunday January 19, 2025 @11:29AM (#42758467)
Completely fictional but amusing dialogue "No lonny I can't make them sell you tiktok anymore, our dark lord and comrade used it to help get me elected and that requires tittat for tiktok. Besides, the name Tox was a bit too on the nose don't you think?"
Re:TikTok goes dark in the US by wruza on Sunday January 19, 2025 @11:19AM (#42758367)
Not all quotes are quoting you or anyone else.
Re:TikTok goes dark in the US by infecto on Sunday January 19, 2025 @12:27PM (#42759147)
Woah very good knowledge. Thank you. When his entire reply has little to do with my comment then yes I will make a point about it.
Re:TikTok goes dark in the US by bdangubic on Monday January 20, 2025 @09:04AM (#42768838)
the fact that you are not getting how this thread relates to your comment is … weird to say the least …