Biden signs TikTok bill into law, starting clock for ByteDance to divest

Post by [deleted] » Wed, Apr 24, 2024, 4:32 PM UTC

2OEH8eoCRo0 wrote: post #32

willio58 wrote: post #7

I can almost hear the Meta execs cackling in their bathtubs of cash. Seriously though, this decision just feels unsubstantiated and rushed. There are so many claims of manipulation and our data being used by China via TikTok but I can't help but feel a company like Instagram does the exact same thing but it's not a Chinese company so we are just... okay with that?

> I can almost hear the Meta execs cackling in their bathtubs of cash. Arguments or statements like this only serve to piss people off. It probably does benefit Meta but that has no bearing whatsoever on whether or not the bill should be passed.

Post by [deleted] » Wed, Apr 24, 2024, 4:32 PM UTC

slg wrote: post #75

>The "Protecting Americans From Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act" was approved as part of a larger appropriations bill that provides aid to Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan. Regardless of your opinions on TikTok, this type of thing is incredibly frustrating and routine practice in American politics. Can't actually get support for the legislation you want? Just add it on to some other completely unrelated piec…

Post by giraffe_lady » Wed, Apr 24, 2024, 4:32 PM UTC

IncreasePosts wrote: post #71

bluSCALE4 wrote: post #55

Crazy, all the spying we do and we can't provide any definitive proof of anything yet we're jumping to banning a company. Looks like all that red scare stuff isn't a thing of the past, eh? And we all get to suffer for it. From losing a platform, to facing shadow bans with no recourse, to laws being passed that continue to stamp out our civil liberties to the point that we forget they were even there, what's it all fo…

Did anyone claim anything happened that would require definitive proof? The argument was that a Chinese company having that kind of ability to reach US citizens is too dangerous in and of itself to let it stand.

Post by JumpCrisscross » Wed, Apr 24, 2024, 4:32 PM UTC

superkuh wrote: post #39

>app stores in the US would have to drop the app, and Internet hosting services would be prohibited from providing services that enable distribution of TikTok in the US So just install it like a normal application instead of using an "app store". But does this mean if I host the .apk or whatever on my personal website I would be breaking the law?

Post by throwaway35777 » Wed, Apr 24, 2024, 4:32 PM UTC

spiderfarmer wrote: post #84

nadermx wrote: post #37

This is Idiocracy

This is forcing the US government to show their true colors.