China blocks a lot, lot more than just Facebook, so to try and conflate the two is disingenuous at best and trolling at worst. I’m also very skeptical of this idea that TikTok is the only platform where organization can occur. Maybe this pushes them to the Fediverse, or to more established methods like Telegram, but it’s not going to be this great silencing of young voices.
I’d also like to point out that many of the media sources that are picking up on this as a horrible ban are owned by people who like to sow division like Murdoch, or are affiliated with ByteDance. Checking for unbiased sources is pretty big on a topic like this, and I would absolutely ignore anything posted on TikTok at a minimum.
We are heading towards a world where Americans are prevented from accessing a social media that the rest of the world can access. This is undeniable. It’s disingenuous to suggest that this is not like the Chinese ban on foreign social media’s.
It’s worrying that people such as yourself are willing to take on the same playbook as a government you supposedly hate.
It’s worth noting I am not American, I will not be affected by this ban. I just see America slipping into a bad place. You aren’t immune to propaganda, and you aren’t questioning this stuff enough. Next time, it’ll be for something you don’t guttrally hate, and no one will be supporting you then.
China blocks a lot, lot more than just Facebook, so to try and conflate the two is disingenuous at best and trolling at worst. I’m also very skeptical of this idea that TikTok is the only platform where organization can occur. Maybe this pushes them to the Fediverse, or to more established methods like Telegram, but it’s not going to be this great silencing of young voices.
I’d also like to point out that many of the media sources that are picking up on this as a horrible ban are owned by people who like to sow division like Murdoch, or are affiliated with ByteDance. Checking for unbiased sources is pretty big on a topic like this, and I would absolutely ignore anything posted on TikTok at a minimum.
We are heading towards a world where Americans are prevented from accessing a social media that the rest of the world can access. This is undeniable. It’s disingenuous to suggest that this is not like the Chinese ban on foreign social media’s.
It’s worrying that people such as yourself are willing to take on the same playbook as a government you supposedly hate.
It’s worth noting I am not American, I will not be affected by this ban. I just see America slipping into a bad place. You aren’t immune to propaganda, and you aren’t questioning this stuff enough. Next time, it’ll be for something you don’t guttrally hate, and no one will be supporting you then.