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TikTok's CEO is feeling the pressure and users are freaking out (www.businessinsider.com)
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[–] 2 points 2 years ago (4 children)

There are a million startups chomping at the bit to create or have their existing app become the TikTok replacement in the event it does get banned.

This is the nature of American Capitalism. A monopolistic entity is broken up for this reason or that thereby making way for competition. According to all those economists, competition is good and breeds innovation.

I don't have a problem with this. Next go for Google, Meta, Apple, and Microsoft too.

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  • [–] 24 points 2 years ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 child)

    Malls are great places to shop; I can find everything I need under one roof.

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  • [+] -6 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    Well, before you declare anti-China posturing, have you considered how China treats Western social media companies? They are completely banned.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Two wrongs don't make a right.

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  • [–] 0 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I mean in trade disputes it often does.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    Perhaps, but not when you're supposed to be the bastion of free speech. And while there is the aspect of this being about domestic neerdowells not getting their beaks wet. There's plenty speech suppression involved as well. I think the stunt ticktok pulled in this case backfired spectacularly. It had been lurking in the background for a while. But it seems they felt urgency after that.

    I'd still have a problem with this even if they shut down sites like stormfront as well. But at least that would be consistently wrong. Not hypocritically wrong.

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