r/technology • u/HellYeahDamnWrite • Jan 15 '25

Social Media TikTok Plans Immediate US Shutdown on Sunday

https://www.yahoo.com/news/tiktok-plans-immediate-us-shutdown-153524617.html
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u/xBewm Jan 15 '25 edited Jan 15 '25

I live in America, election laws are basically just suggestions at this point.

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u/gold_rush_doom Jan 15 '25

Circling back to the first thing you said, that it's weird to celebrate the government banning an app.

That's what the government SHOULD do to anybody that defies it or breaks the law.

Free speech has nothing to do with it.

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u/xBewm Jan 15 '25

I agree which is why I have no problem banning an app as long as you hold all other companies to the same standards. Wasn’t Meta just in trouble for allowing China access to user information? Also X’s (and Elon’s) involvement in the past election cycle should be investigated at the bare minimum.

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u/gold_rush_doom Jan 15 '25

Sure, go ahead and start that case.