LRC note #2: We've merged two threads into 1. The other thread title was, "TikTok drama: what do you think?"
LRC note #1
We changed the thread title as the OP mistakenly used the same thread title they used a few months ago when Montana banned tiktok at the state level as shown here: https://www.letsrun.com/forum/...
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I'm not a TT user so, in that sense, I don't care but can something be banned by the govt just because its owned by a Chinese entity? Could TT go to court and litigate this? Isn't it possible that they are doing nothing different than other social media companies?
And won't China take some putative action against American interests doing biz in China in retaliation?
A tiktok ban would be great, but it would just get replaced with an American equivalent. Companies like youtube/google probably even already have something read to role out in the event the market opens up.
A tiktok ban would be great, but it would just get replaced with an American equivalent. Companies like youtube/google probably even already have something read to role out in the event the market opens up.
No doubt. All the other social media sites have been pushing short videos onto people's feeds for a couple of years now since TikTok has been such a phenomenon. Kids will watch their little clips one way or another.
It's extraordinarily stupid. Just once in my lifetime, I'd like to see a government that both radically defends itself against invaders, and lets everyone inside the country live however they want, so long as they aren't very directly harming anyone else.
Dear Leader Trump has stated that he is against a TikTok ban because that would help Facebook. He prefers the Chinese company over Facebook. #AmericaLastWithTrump
If there is hard evidence that China is using TikTok to spy, steal, and subvert, then I have no issue with a ban, but I also want to see that evidence.
What I worry about is platforms and companies being banned, handcuffed, or wiped out because of political and social whims. Neither party should be able to shut down a service or media outlet because they don't like the content. Dems should not be allowed to shutter FoxNews or Truth for having a conservative bent and Republicans cannot be permitted to close MSNBC or Facebook for being woke.
This is chilling, IMHO.
I agree with everything you said. OTOH I don’t use TikTok and couldn’t care less if it went away, probably better for society in fact. Could actually say the same about many of the polarizing media (on both sides)!
I'm not a TT user so, in that sense, I don't care but can something be banned by the govt just because its owned by a Chinese entity? Could TT go to court and litigate this? Isn't it possible that they are doing nothing different than other social media companies?
And won't China take some putative action against American interests doing biz in China in retaliation?
I sure hope it’s legal. It’s a national security issue. Foreign entities should not be anllowed to own media companies in the US.
As for china retaliating, it’s not like TikTok‘s not going to be compensated. They can sell the asset for whatever it’s worth to Microsoft or Google or Facebook, etc.. it if I was doing business in china, I would operate under the assumption that all of the business could immediately be confiscated by the state, if they so .wanted
I read an article today about the explosion of kids in the 12 years old range who are already on weed. Combine that with this garbage social media like Tik Tok and we're basically raising an entire generation of drug-addled morons.
Sure, there might be a vague national security risk of having a foreign app based in a country perceived as The Adversary, but come on, isn’t the free market American way to build a better app and compete? Government appropriation of a thriving business is a classic move in countries without strong property rights, like China ironically.
This is really not a conservative or liberal issue.
I didn't realize the sheer numbers of small business that use TikTok for their marketing. Apparently its wayyyy cheaper (or free) than other social media platforms like Facebook. Instagram and Twitter.
I still say ban it. 99% of people using it have no idea what app is looking at on their phones.
Sure, there might be a vague national security risk of having a foreign app based in a country perceived as The Adversary, but come on, isn’t the free market American way to build a better app and compete? Government appropriation of a thriving business is a classic move in countries without strong property rights, like China ironically.
This is really not a conservative or liberal issue.
I don’t give a sht about national security concerns bullsht. However, I agree we should ban TikTok since I don’t use it.