• Kecessa@sh.itjust.works
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      8 months ago

      Here… On Lemmy?

      Fuck Tik Tok, ban all social media for all I care, the internet was much better with old forums and IRC.

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        8 months ago

        ban all social media for all I care

        Exactly. My problem with the bill isn’t banning Tiktok. It’s that it doesn’t go nearly far enough. Make all social media companies turn off algorithms in their feed, or make them make those algorithms open source so we can see how they’re manipulating us.

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          8 months ago

          As far as I understand it’s the media’s portrayal of the bill that’s wrong, it’s not aimed at TT directly but puts rules in place that TT can’t respect as long as it’s owned by a Chinese company.

          Correct me if I’m wrong, that’s what they were saying in Canadian media.

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              8 months ago

              Sure, but it’s broader than that, any social media platform with ties to enemy countries could be banned.

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                8 months ago

                Sure, I was just pointing out that this particular bill is very squarely aimed at TikTok, that’s not a misrepresentation.

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            8 months ago

            No, that’s totally correct and what most media outlets are saying. It’s the memes that are calling it a ban.

            However, my problem is that any platform has this level of influence, not just that it’s under Chinese influence.