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Re:TikTok says it is restoring service for U.S. users by jdlyga on Sunday January 19, 2025 @03:12PM (#42761276)
The TikTok ban is worse for national security. It's trading in an imagined threat for a real threat. Though Xiaohongshu is having a cute little cultural exchange between Chinese people and Americans, there's so much more Chinese propaganda on that platform. I got recommended a few videos talking about Chinese/American wargames and how Americans were done for due to ultrasonic missiles and naval capabilities. You never see anything like that on TikTok. And the only reason Americans are exploring that platform is because of the TikTok ban.
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Re:TikTok says it is restoring service for U.S. users by cbzbc on Sunday January 19, 2025 @03:39PM (#42761549)
> I got recommended a few videos talking about Chinese/American wargames and how Americans were done for due to ultrasonic missiles and naval capabilities.

You get those on youtube as well, for every combination of large power, I'm not sure why that its own should be a red flag.

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Re:TikTok says it is restoring service for U.S. users by Taylor_OD on Sunday January 19, 2025 @03:20PM (#42761360)
"But what about!?!?"

If a significant number of users were to join another foreign-owned platform with similar issues, it is likely that such platform would be banned as well, if it is not already banned under FACAA.

TikTok is an issue in large part due to its popularity.

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Re:TikTok says it is restoring service for U.S. users by 1209412comb on Sunday January 19, 2025 @10:21PM (#42764661)
There are probably x10 America's propaganda on every social media sites, counting right-wing conservative politics alone.
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Re:TikTok says it is restoring service for U.S. users by cookiemonsieur on Monday January 20, 2025 @02:55AM (#42766072)
exactly. This is typical western hypocrisy.

It's only propaganda because it's "them".

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Re:TikTok says it is restoring service for U.S. users by robertlagrant on Monday January 20, 2025 @09:09AM (#42768888)
> typical western hypocrisy

How is it typical of Western countries, and how is it hypocrisy? US companies already do strange things to comply with China's requirements of them, for example.

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