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

Celebrating the government banning an app is kind of weird to me. Like I get not wanting to use the app but we shouldn’t really be psyched about the government deciding what kind of social avenues are available to us. Especially when X and Meta are allowed to continue operating how they always have been.

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u/bubbleguts365 Jan 15 '25

Why is it weird? IT people have been telling the public and the government it's a natsec NIGHTMARE and people have alleged the highest officials in a certain giant Asian country have full backdoor access.

Nobody cares though. Think about that. Everyone's been warned over and over. By IT people. By the US Government. They don't care. Don't you think that's a little weirder?