I've considered both sides, I'm backing this ban with a passion. It's a cancer on our society and the whole "sets a bad precedent" and "US companies invade our privacy" arguments really are just cope at this point. All they had to do was divest to US ownership but they decided to defy that, which should tell you something: there ARE legitimate reasons to ban TikTok and a beautiful consequence is that it's throwing a wrench into the ruin of the three most recent generations.
I agree with this. The TikTok ban is stupid and is a step in the wrong direction - one that will likely backfire and erode further rights. Anyone backing this regardless of the content should really consider what it is they are supporting.
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/01/eff-statement-us-supreme-courts-decision-uphold-tiktok-ban
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People conflate two issues on the TikTok ban. 1) Freedom of information for citizens and 2) national security from international espionage.
On the first, the app is a symptom of the cancer in society. It’s not the cancer itself. It preys very well on the weaknesses of human focus and habits. But people have the right to their vices, their habits, their time use. Take that away and something just as bad will replace it. Then precedent will have legislators attempting to further govern what we can and cannot do with our time, money and focus.
Second, if the ban is truly national security related, that’s a different matter and can likely be navigated without undermining freedom of person and commerce.
I remember cryptography being considered under "arms export" and considered treason if software was made available to certain countries, of course under the guise of "national security" gmafb, same shit, different toilet.