Senate passes bill forcing TikTok's parent company to sell or face ban, sends to Biden for signature
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The Senate has passed legislation that would force TikTok’s China-based parent company to sell the social media platform under the threat of a ban, a contentious move by U.S. lawmakers that’s expected to face legal challenges and disrupt the lives of content creators who rely on the short-form video
  • just another devEnglish
    47•7 months ago

    Actually, you’re right.

    If we consider this normal, it would totally be acceptable for Europe to demand a ban or sale of American spying and propaganda tools social media and streaming platforms. Either way, it would reduce the harm they could do - and in the case of a sale, they’d actually have to adhere to consumer friendly laws.

      • just another devEnglish
        5•7 months ago

        I wish we would, but on the other hand, not being a totalitarian regime is kind of the reason why it’s better here. Damned if you you, damned if you don’t.

          • just another devEnglish
            8•7 months ago

            If it was about protecting citizens interests, PRISM would have been declared illegal and disbanded, not hushed and expanded.

                • This is fine🔥🐶☕🔥English
                  1•7 months ago

                  Read the whole comment chain again. The other guy said ‘it should be ok for Europeans to ban US social media’. I said ‘do it’. And they then replied about totalitarianism.

                  So the mention of PRISM confused me because I was talking about EU countries banning facebook and Instagram to protect their citizens.