It's only okay when MY favorite country does it. : politicalmemes

[+] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago

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[–] [email protected] -2 points 7 months ago (4 children)

TikTok is literally a weapon created and used to undermine the USA (among other democracies but mainly USA) and to brainwash its citizens. Anyone who doesn't see it is a useful idiot who bought into Chinese propaganda.

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[–] [email protected] -2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

China controls speech to Censor Genocide : boooo

America controls speech to Censor Genocide : yaaaay

The irony of America doing exactly the same censorship as China when the roles are reversed, and people are cheering it on as if it's some gocha

[–] [email protected] -4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I don't know, but we can officially stop bragging about our "FrEeDoMs!"

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[–] [email protected] -5 points 7 months ago (4 children)

Imagine blocking TikTok for being a competitor in a so called free market under the guise of national security and privacy

They didn't blink an eye when Facebook had to testify about blatantly abusing COPPA and doing the exact same thing.

And not even the platform itself, just the company so it can be liquidated or sold to an American megacorp so it can make money for the poor shareholders and let the NSA do their funny PRISM plugin.

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[+] [email protected] -7 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (2 children)

But china doesnt claim to be a paragon of freedom unlike the united states. No one cares that china banned american social media becuase its expected. People care that america bans tiktok because its hypocritical.

Besides, tiktok isn't even "chinese", their government only has a 1% stake in the company while foreign investors(mostly american) hold 60% IIRC. Y'all can fact check me on that. This is an attempt by the American bourgeosie to force bytedance into being publicly traded so that Americans can have more sway over the companies decisions. This allows them to silence an alternative news source that often conflicts with their interests or make a shit ton of money if they give in and opem up to public trading.

The American bourgeosie is nervous about actually facing competition on the online market place. They've dominated it so long thanks to silicone valley and they got used to it.

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[+] [email protected] -8 points 7 months ago

yes, because its being done for different reasons with different results.

[+] [email protected] -11 points 7 months ago (16 children)

So by blocking apps we'll be more like China? Great point!

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[+] [email protected] -11 points 7 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (3 children)

aaa

[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

Huh, interesting. Thanks for that.

ETA: I realized I was unclear. I'm thanking the user for giving me such a clear reason to block them. It's not always so cut and dry.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 7 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

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