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I have reason to believe they have owned part of Twitter just post Arab spring and now own less not more. It definitely didn't happen in 2022. Did this infiltration happen before they owned part of Twitter?
> Did this infiltration happen before they owned part of Twitter? Yes, absolutely, if we all agree upon the direction of the arrow of time.
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>I see this as a national security threat that it is. The US government is a far greater danger to the average American than the Chinese government is, and this bill just gives even more power to the US government to dominate its citizens.
This statement is not obviously true.
I see this as a national security threat that it is. The potential for abuse from the CCP on the minds of US users exists as does the tracking the app could do and every data point that is generated is stored and potentially useful for blackmail or otherwise on members of Congress or others. The US and its allies got rid of Chinese telecom hardware from their networks for the very same reasons now it’s time to do the…
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Should other countries do the same with US companies? US government regularly (ab)uses FISA to get data on foreign nationals: https://transparency.meta.com/reports/government-data-reques... > Parallel to this we need a federal national data privacy law that protects us but also cracks down on the huge industry of data brokers selling Americans’ data to anyone that has cash. And also dismantle the law where the US can…
It is called a fortified democracy. And absolute democracy like the Weimarer Republik is a dangerous thing. All modern democracies are fortified these days. And it is good that they are. And yes if the US is caught with the hand in the cookie jar the nation in question is not happy, but there is a difference: Spying is passive and not influencing the democratic process of the nation or disrupting it. The concern with…
Is this a joke?
I won't stop using it.
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I was always in favor of banning it for this reason, but I'm concerned that Biden is now banning it for a different reason. The timing is interesting. Certain lobby groups have been urging Congress on this due to TikTok videos about the war in Gaza. Then again, Trump was also trying to ban it for his own reasons.
I don't think it's accurate to say Biden is banning it. The vote in the House was very bipartisan. R's were like 92% in favor and D's more like 75%. Yes: 155 D + 197 R No: 50 D + 15 R On Monday the White House clarified its position: "We do not want to ban apps like TikTok. What we want – and what the legislation we support would do – is ensure that TikTok becomes owned by an American company so that our and our chil…
That's a sure sign the citizens are getting screwed.
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I have reason to believe they have owned part of Twitter just post Arab spring and now own less not more. It definitely didn't happen in 2022. Did this infiltration happen before they owned part of Twitter?
> Did this infiltration happen before they owned part of Twitter? Yes, absolutely, if we all agree upon the direction of the arrow of time.
Saudi Arabia was in Twitter when it was private
I'm very late to this - how do you ban something on the internet? Can't they just keep operating and people will learn how to sideload the app or use a VPN to get it or whatever they need to do? Presumably it will mean some friction but couldn't the company just call the bluff?