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But why would the government be in in involved in banning apps. Don't we have more important cases pending.
"ByteDance’s applications TikTok and Helo are hugely popular among India’s teen and pre-teen population, especially in smaller towns. Many Chinese apps, including TikTok, have come under fire not only in India but also in the US, the UK, Hong Kong and Indonesia for content that is often dangerously close to exposing children to nudity and possibly those who seek to coerce or groom underage users into committing expli…
TikTok's argument is also relevant: In its petition to the Supreme Court [snip] The app was like any other social media platform, it said, adding that singling out TikTok was discriminatory and arbitrary.
But why would the government be in in involved in banning apps. Don't we have more important cases pending.
I have no idea why people would want the government to step in. Forfeiting freedom because it's more convenient than being a hard-ass parent and not letting your child use the app or phone.
There's big money at stake here. ByteDance, the company behind TikTok, is one of the most valuable private companies in the world: its last fundraising round was at a valuation of $75 billion USD.
TikTok is a Chinese application so I wonder if there are other interests at play.
Christ, that site is probably the worst ad-laden/features promos experience on mobile that I've seen.
mirror: https://outline.com/7Fz8wB
TikTok is a Chinese application so I wonder if there are other interests at play.
Check out Weibo, there's already a Proud Han army furiously attributing this ban to an Indian-American conspiracy designed to stop China's rightful rise. The reality is, if you are unable to prevent millions of your users from seeing videos of sexualized children you will get in trouble.
There obviously is a reason to be against China in this ban otherwise they'd ban a ton of other apps as well.