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Paris Marx: The TikTok ban is all about preserving US power (disconnect.blog)
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[-] [email protected] 0 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Has anybody actually read the bill?

The whole bill is about giving the government power to ban "foreign adversary controlled applications" and there's nothing about the president being able to ban whatever app they want.

The bill defines a foreign adversary as: "a country specified in section 4872(d)(2) of title 10, United States Code":

  • The People's Republic of China, including the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (China);

  • Republic of Cuba (Cuba);

  • Islamic Republic of Iran (Iran);

  • Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea);

  • Russian Federation (Russia); and

  • Venezuelan politician Nicolás Maduro (Maduro Regime).

So unless you are on the side of the enemies of the US and want social media apps controlled by them, I don't know why you wouldn't support this bill.

Edit: I think the misunderstanding/misinformation comes from a few places, but ultimately I think it boils down to the fact the bill requires the app/platform to be a foreign adversary AND it requires a presidential executive order before the app will be banned.

[-] [email protected] 0 points 3 months ago

I will never really understand why china's on these lists. I know it's because theyre communist and commies = bad, but every other country on their has literally vowed to kill Americans, while china's biggest crime is making close to as much money as we do.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

china's biggest crime is making close to as much money as we do.

Nah man, I'm pretty sure the Tiananmen square massacre was a bigger crime. Not to mention their genocide of the Uighur people, their oppression of Hong Kong, their attempts to steal Taiwan's sovereignty.

ETA: big thanks to OP for so clearly and concisely showing they're a tankie.

[-] [email protected] -1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Tiananmen square massacre

their genocide of the Uighur people

This bullshit never ends, does it?

their oppression of Hong Kong

Hong Kong was the product of the UK’s century of Chinese oppression, and their 99 year lease on oppressing Hong Kong ended in 1997.

steal Taiwan’s sovereignty

Taiwan is only considered sovereign by eleven countries, most of which are micronations like the Holy See, the Marshall Islands, and Tuvalu: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_status_of_Taiwan

was a bigger crime

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