TikTok and China (1 Viewer)

[Huntn]

I have a question about TikTok, if there is an ability to “spy” I’m not sure what that means other than the ability to do something like insert false narratives during election time or to blunt valid critiques of China through manipulation by agents of China which btw is a valid concern in all social media, and not just China but all foreign players if they are validly deemed hostile to the US (or apply this standard to any country on either end of the issue, as manipulator or manipulated).

For the former, ”spying” , I would think that programming experts would be able dissect the software and find the ability to spy, but for the latter which is a valid concern I am more sympathetic to the idea of banning China if there is a history of false narratives favorable to China, or detrimental to US elections being used to manipulate the sheep.

Is TikTok getting banned? CEO in for 'tough fight' defending Chinese ownership on Capitol Hill

TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew is headed to Capitol Hill for a political showdown over the fate of the popular short-form video app. Will TikTok be banned?

finance.yahoo.com

 

[superchuck500]

Mr. President, Don’t Abandon the Rule of Law to Save TikTok

Joe Lonsdale, a prominent Silicon Valley supporter of Donald Trump’s, writes that the new president can’t wish away a ban on the popular Chinese app.

www.thefp.com

 

[superchuck500]

 

[MT15]

Who will stop him from acting like he’s king?

 

[superchuck500]

 

[Neworleansfan]

So national security for 50%? . Art of the deal

 

[brandon]

Who will stop him from acting like he’s king?

No one. Autocratic Oligarchy is already underway.

 

[DJ1BigTymer]

Who will stop him from acting like he’s king?

Democracy....at its finest??????

That's not how any of this is supposed to work. Dude is tossing out orders and decrees to circumvent enacted laws.

 

[Lapaz]

There is a report on MSN that TikTok has started filtering out anti-Trump content regionally. I don't use TikTok, but has anyone here experienced this?

MSN

If so, then TikTok should be sued, regardless of whether they are permitted to continue operating in the U.S.

 

[MT15]

I also saw that the NFL had instructed the NE Patriots to deactivate their BlueSky account. I don’t know why, but people are blaming Musk. I wouldn’t be surprised if that were true.

 

[RobF]

I also saw that the NFL had instructed the NE Patriots to deactivate their BlueSky account. I don’t know why, but people are blaming Musk. I wouldn’t be surprised if that were true.

Source for that: https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profo...say-nfl-wont-allow-teams-to-be-on-bluesky-yet

Apparently it's because "it’s not an approved social media platform for the NFL yet". As to why it isn't, the NFL has a content partnership with 'X', so that might be something to do with it.

 

[DJ1BigTymer]

Source for that: https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profo...say-nfl-wont-allow-teams-to-be-on-bluesky-yet

Apparently it's because "it’s not an approved social media platform for the NFL yet". As to why it isn't, the NFL has a content partnership with 'X', so that might be something to do with it.

I guess that's why Annie Agar isn't on Bluesky...

 

[MT15]

The NFL has always pretty much operated like a dictatorship. We should really have been taking a lesson from how those billionaires want things to run all these many years.

 

[MT15]

I guess that's why Annie Agar isn't on Bluesky...

She is on TikTok though - and she friended me after I followed her! (At least I think it’s her - if I’m not being catfished, lol).