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TrunksTheMighty t1_je3wnyx wrote

Well since it's likely to still get banned, enjoy the pr while you can, I guess.

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roflmaolz t1_je4rd2s wrote

It's getting banned because most Americans are too stupid and propagandized to realize that this Restrict bill that will ban Tiktok is also basically the Patriot Act 2.0.

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Living-blech t1_je58967 wrote

Quite bold of you to assume the majority of Americans know what the Patriot act is, let alone what the outcome was. That's half the outcome of the Patriot act...

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Higuy54321 t1_je4cguu wrote

Imo it actually may not get banned now, the hearing put a lot of attention on it and people just realized it actually might happen

Since the hearing, left wing democrats have come out against the ban, Fox News came out against the TikTok banning bill, and also people think that the TikTok CEO is hot lmao. It could still happen, but there isn't really a way to ban an app without running into the issues that people have with the bill

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Dlwatkin t1_je4rf0n wrote

the bill is awful and more people need to know this

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roflmaolz t1_je5s7re wrote

It's not getting a lot of attention though. I tried looking up the Restrict bill and barely see anything in the news about it. Most only make fun of the hearing, but no one was addressing the actual bill.

Also, Reddit has been completely barren about the bill as well. Most Redditors are still in favor of the bill because they think it's just about banning Tiktok. Funny enough, Tiktok is the platform where it is most talked about. Not Reddit, not YouTube, not mainstream news, but Tiktok. Really makes you wonder why they want to ban it so badly.

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Lorddon1234 t1_je58d9t wrote

Wait, Fox News is actually against banning Tik Tok???

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Higuy54321 t1_je5qsbo wrote

I think they’re more against the bill? But Tucker did play a clip of AOC being against a TikTok ban in general and basically said she’s right, while also saying that she’s still anti American and promotes war against Russia and that the viewer should hate her

But I don’t see how TikTok can be banned without setting a precedent for banning any foreign tech that has the potential to be a future security threat. And that’s what people against the bill do not want

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Unintended_incentive t1_je4xf46 wrote

The wording of the bill could cause trouble for the likes of Tencent as well. Games like Valorant or Genshin Impact could be banned under this bill.

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lori_lightbrain t1_je52h18 wrote

>The wording of the bill could cause trouble for the likes of Tencent as well. Games like Valorant or Genshin Impact could be banned under this bill.

The government itself is in violation of that law because it probably uses javascript libraries written by chinese or russians that would fall under its scope.

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Unintended_incentive t1_je57dq6 wrote

Not that the government would care to understand what code libraries are in the first place.

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faptainfalcon t1_je7f3tu wrote

Good. Adversaries shouldn't be installing their homebrewed rootkits even if it helps against cheating.

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