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re: Tik Tok is a "hypothetical threat", no evidence of any coordination with China

Posted on 3/16/24 at 5:43 pm to
Posted by The Pirate King
Pangu
Member since May 2014
58062 posts
Posted on 3/16/24 at 5:43 pm to
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Imagine believing that TikTok was an independent business free from CCP oversight.


I don't necessarily disagree that China COULD step in and cause a problem, but it's a dangerous precedent to start banning things because of hypothetical situations.
Posted by C
Houston
Member since Dec 2007
27845 posts
Posted on 3/16/24 at 5:46 pm to
Hasn’t china effectively banned Facebook, google and other platforms?
Posted by jimmy the leg
Member since Aug 2007
35213 posts
Posted on 3/16/24 at 5:49 pm to
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hypothetical situations.


It isn’t hypothetical.

The CCP owns TikTok, / discussion.

Just like they own EVERY company in China.

This legislation is still shite.

Posted by RobbBobb
Matt Flynn, BCS MVP
Member since Feb 2007
28090 posts
Posted on 3/16/24 at 6:32 pm to
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I don't necessarily disagree that China COULD step in and cause a problem, but it's a dangerous precedent to start banning things because of hypothetical situations.

Tell us that you have no clue how a business works in a communist state, without telling us you have no clue how a business works in a communist state

They are assigned "minders", that have access to, and observe and report everything (plus steal IPs) back to the party. Its not a hypothetical
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