Congress’s moves against TikTok threaten freedom of speech and are grounded in baseless anti-Chinese hysteria. That dangerous fearmongering attitude appears to be becoming bipartisan consensus.

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    8 months ago

    I really, really hate TikTok for a lot of reasons, but strongly believe they should not ban it.

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      8 months ago

      It’s not being banned. They’re forcing the US portion of the company to be bought and run by an American company. To the users tiktok will remain, but the Chinese government will no longer have a direct line to the company leadership

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        Which, it’s worth noting, is the same thing that China requires of all companies that want to operate in China.