▲ 376 ▼ House approves sell-or-be-banned TikTok measure, attaching it to foreign aid bill (www.npr.org) submitted 2 years ago by Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world 181 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] OldWoodFrame@lemm.ee 6 points 2 years ago (4 children) We forced the sale of Grindr and nobody even brought it up. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] MalachaiConstant@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Given how many politicians are deeply closeted, I like to imagine they hurried this one along quietly permalink fedilink source parent [+] OftenWrong@startrek.website -9 points 2 years ago (2 children) They're not even remotely the same thing... Y'all are so out of touch it's ridiculous. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] OldWoodFrame@lemm.ee 8 points 2 years ago (1 child) It's literally the exact same thing being done to a different app. It's not a wild comparison. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] OftenWrong@startrek.website -1 points 2 years ago* The apps themselves are wildly different. You think it's a coincidence that this got forced through right before elections? Our gov doesn't like that they can't control the narrative there. They also really don't like how upset tiktok makes the US corporations that fill their pockets. How is that comparable? Unless you think the ban is for security like they're claiming, which is laughable, because it's so obviously not. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MalachaiConstant@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Given how many politicians are deeply closeted, I like to imagine they hurried this one along quietly permalink fedilink source parent
[+] OftenWrong@startrek.website -9 points 2 years ago (2 children) They're not even remotely the same thing... Y'all are so out of touch it's ridiculous. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] OldWoodFrame@lemm.ee 8 points 2 years ago (1 child) It's literally the exact same thing being done to a different app. It's not a wild comparison. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] OftenWrong@startrek.website -1 points 2 years ago* The apps themselves are wildly different. You think it's a coincidence that this got forced through right before elections? Our gov doesn't like that they can't control the narrative there. They also really don't like how upset tiktok makes the US corporations that fill their pockets. How is that comparable? Unless you think the ban is for security like they're claiming, which is laughable, because it's so obviously not. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] OldWoodFrame@lemm.ee 8 points 2 years ago (1 child) It's literally the exact same thing being done to a different app. It's not a wild comparison. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] OftenWrong@startrek.website -1 points 2 years ago* The apps themselves are wildly different. You think it's a coincidence that this got forced through right before elections? Our gov doesn't like that they can't control the narrative there. They also really don't like how upset tiktok makes the US corporations that fill their pockets. How is that comparable? Unless you think the ban is for security like they're claiming, which is laughable, because it's so obviously not. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] OftenWrong@startrek.website -1 points 2 years ago* The apps themselves are wildly different. You think it's a coincidence that this got forced through right before elections? Our gov doesn't like that they can't control the narrative there. They also really don't like how upset tiktok makes the US corporations that fill their pockets. How is that comparable? Unless you think the ban is for security like they're claiming, which is laughable, because it's so obviously not. permalink fedilink source parent