Yup, I did. Thanks for the correction!I think you mean fouls, not "fowls", ie; 🦃 🐓 🦆
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Yup, I did. Thanks for the correction!I think you mean fouls, not "fowls", ie; 🦃 🐓 🦆
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THE USA ChIna UK all are corporations & they all work together.Three anti-China stories I've read in 10min. There is no doubt that there is a concerted effort, a collaboration between US and UK, and lead by the US, to totally economically strangle both China and Russia. Fortunately, their efforts will ultimately fail. I just hope the US doesn't drag the rest of the world down with it.
I'm fairly certain the same people are making the same arguments for and against, regardless of the administration. It might just feel different to you because you're looking for a bias.I do find it humorous that when the previous administration was looking to do this they were completely destroyed by the media as being "Xenophobic and Paranoid!!"
Current administration wants to ban it and the same media outlets are saying "yeah good idea!"
How many Western social networks are allowed in China?Three anti-China stories I've read in 10min. There is no doubt that there is a concerted effort, a collaboration between US and UK, and lead by the US, to totally economically strangle both China and Russia. Fortunately, their efforts will ultimately fail. I just hope the US doesn't drag the rest of the world down with it.
I'm fairly certain the same people are making the same arguments for and against, regardless of the administration. It might just feel different to you because you're looking for a bias.
And who am I to get in the way of another man's self-pleasure?
The fact that it appeals so much to children, encourages production of potentially dangerous content, and how it is changing the behaviours of children.
Google is not banned in China. Google pulled out from China in their own volition (although they remain in Hong Kong).How many Western social networks are allowed in China?
Western countries can't even get map data, they can't have Google.
First US has presented zero evidence on what that balloon was actually doing. It has presented a lot of accusations.By “100km” and “last month”, I think you are misunderstanding the difference between “100km” and “directly violating airspace”.
OrANgE MaN BaD!!!I do find it humorous that when the previous administration was looking to do this they were completely destroyed by the media as being "Xenophobic and Paranoid!!"
Current administration wants to ban it and the same media outlets are saying "yeah good idea!"
Western social media are not banned, as long as they follow local laws like all other social media companies in China. LinkedIn for example complied with those laws and has operated in China for years. Apple services like iMessage and FaceTime work perfectly fine as well. It’s perfectly fine for western companies to decide not to participate in that and leave the Chinese market but it’s more of a choice by them than an outright ban by regulators.How many Western social networks are allowed in China?
Zero.
I've always wondered why Western countries allow China to play by completely different rules.
It was high time for something like this.
You can’t develop ADHD from an app, although these short videos can be more addictive to those with ADHD. It’s not a trait but a hereditary condition that has to be diagnosed by a psychiatrist.This app should have been banned years ago when it was first proposed, but it was seen as "racist", because of who tried to push for it.
It produces nothing but degeneracy, and will raise a generation of people who will have severe cases of ADHD, and will have all kinds of other negative effects on people's mental health. Similar stuff is also happening with YouTube (shorts), Instagram, and Twttier.
This type of content will still proliferate if TikTok is banned. People will just move to platforms like YouTube shorts or instagram.I'm supportive of any move that'll hopefully lead to kids stop using this terrible app.
Western social media are not banned, as long as they follow local laws like all other social media companies in China. LinkedIn for example complied with those laws and has operated in China for years. Apple services like iMessage and FaceTime work perfectly fine as well. It’s perfectly fine for western companies to decide not to participate in that and leave the Chinese market but it’s more of a choice by them than an outright ban by regulators.
Why would China allow for an app where freedom is speech is…
oh wait…
Facebook, no
Twitter, nope
Truth Social? Hell no
Nevermind. My bad.
So you're saying the US should be more like China? I completely disagree with that.
A few years ago US (NSA) was caught red handed listening in on talks between european leaders telephone calls.No, but the US shouldn't be gullible about it either.
You'll note that several countries have banned TikTok on government official devices, including the UK, New Zealand, Canada, and the EU parliament.
Why? Not because China banned Western social media apps first, but because there are significant and serious security concerns around this app and how its data is being used.
My comment was intended as a reaction to China's appeals for "fair treatment" over these TikTok bans.
I'm in 100% agreement with you. I am also glad I don't have kids. I deleted all of my social media accounts three years ago. It was the best decision I've ever made in my life. It is sad that parents are afraid to say no to their children. They'd rather be their friend than their parent. The whole "everyone's kid does it so my kids have to as well" excuse is a complete joke. I dismiss it every time I hear it.I'm glad I don't have kids. I watch my friends and family struggle with their kids and social media. I've had a number of conversations recently with younger folks (anywhere from 17 to mid 20s) about social media and they've all told me how much they hate it, how much it is ruining their social interactions, but they have to use it because everyone does. My nephew, the TikTok junky, told me he has four friends who have tried to kill themselves.
I've grown tired of the social media apologists making excuses for all of these platforms. They're a cancer. They've made us more divided than ever, more hateful, less patient, less understanding. We wouldn't have all this "fake news" and "alternative facts" nonsense were it not for social media. The promise of connection is a total lie. The connection social media offers is not real connection. It has no substance. It creates silos and echo chambers. Kids don't know how to socialize. I find it all very depressing. I can't imagine working for one of these social media companies and having to look at myself in the mirror every day knowing what damage my actions are causing.
Its not about just listening in. It's about influencing an entire generation with ideals that benefit a foreign nation.A few years ago US (NSA) was caught red handed listening in on talks between european leaders telephone calls.
I think its a fair assumption that they're probably still doing that somehow. Actually I think that intelligence agencies in US will do whatever it takes to "stay informed" about whatever is going on anywhere in the world.
So yes - we can ban TikTok and if I was a leading a country I would not have any kinds of SoMe apps installed on my workphone, no matter what country they were made in.
Looking at how different super powers are positioning them self around the world with military presence, I think its puzzling that the US is so afraid about what other countries are doing. But this is a democracy and what we all say goes... 🤷♂️