President Biden said Friday he would support a quickly moving bipartisan bill that could ban TikTok if Congress passes the legislation. “If they pass it, I’ll sign it,” Biden told reporters …
We had the million man march and stuff way before the internet. I’m not sure why I think this, but I think it may prevent organization more than it enables it.
That’s a big part of it too, but i think an even bigger part is the use of TikTok in counter culture. It is definitively the largest gathering of counter culture on the web. They fear losing control of the narrative. The intelligence agencies already control Meta and google. They have members on TikTok’s board. Social media is an avenue for consent manufacturing for our government, and any deviation from their manufactured line is unacceptable.
The entire point is to open up the market for an American company.
Anyone who thinks otherwise isn’t paying attention to the world around them.
The data privacy issues will still exist. The ‘engagement’ issue will still exist. But it’s okay when Americans screw over Americans.
And what’s your proposed solution?
To what? There isn’t an issue. People willingly give up their information, and that’s okay with me.
They should get to make that decision.
Bring back Vine
ban social media entirely.
YES
honestly I’m ready to ban the internet. This whole thing was a huge mistake. We are not evolutionarily equipped to handle this much connection.
I’m a big fan of the small connections but the large connections just dont seem to go very well.
however, it does enable mass organization which is pretty important.
We had the million man march and stuff way before the internet. I’m not sure why I think this, but I think it may prevent organization more than it enables it.
That’s a big part of it too, but i think an even bigger part is the use of TikTok in counter culture. It is definitively the largest gathering of counter culture on the web. They fear losing control of the narrative. The intelligence agencies already control Meta and google. They have members on TikTok’s board. Social media is an avenue for consent manufacturing for our government, and any deviation from their manufactured line is unacceptable.