▲ 435 ▼ Senate passes bill forcing TikTok’s parent company to sell or face ban, sends to Biden for signature. Biden expected to sign on Wed. (apnews.com) submitted 2 years ago* by Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world 155 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] TheBat@lemmy.world 16 points 2 years ago (1 child) Fucken do it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] admin@lemmy.my-box.dev 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) I wish we would, but on the other hand, not being a totalitarian regime is kind of the reason why it's better here. Damned if you you, damned if you don't. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TheBat@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Protecting citizens' interests is not totalitarian. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] admin@lemmy.my-box.dev 8 points 2 years ago (1 child) If it was about protecting citizens interests, PRISM would have been declared illegal and disbanded, not hushed and expanded. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TheBat@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago (1 child) PRISM is European? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] force@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PRISM permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TheBat@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Read the whole comment chain again. The other guy said 'it should be ok for Europeans to ban US social media'. I said 'do it'. And they then replied about totalitarianism. So the mention of PRISM confused me because I was talking about EU countries banning facebook and Instagram to protect their citizens. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] admin@lemmy.my-box.dev 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) I wish we would, but on the other hand, not being a totalitarian regime is kind of the reason why it's better here. Damned if you you, damned if you don't. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TheBat@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Protecting citizens' interests is not totalitarian. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] admin@lemmy.my-box.dev 8 points 2 years ago (1 child) If it was about protecting citizens interests, PRISM would have been declared illegal and disbanded, not hushed and expanded. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TheBat@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago (1 child) PRISM is European? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] force@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PRISM permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TheBat@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Read the whole comment chain again. The other guy said 'it should be ok for Europeans to ban US social media'. I said 'do it'. And they then replied about totalitarianism. So the mention of PRISM confused me because I was talking about EU countries banning facebook and Instagram to protect their citizens. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TheBat@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Protecting citizens' interests is not totalitarian. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] admin@lemmy.my-box.dev 8 points 2 years ago (1 child) If it was about protecting citizens interests, PRISM would have been declared illegal and disbanded, not hushed and expanded. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TheBat@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago (1 child) PRISM is European? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] force@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PRISM permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TheBat@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Read the whole comment chain again. The other guy said 'it should be ok for Europeans to ban US social media'. I said 'do it'. And they then replied about totalitarianism. So the mention of PRISM confused me because I was talking about EU countries banning facebook and Instagram to protect their citizens. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] admin@lemmy.my-box.dev 8 points 2 years ago (1 child) If it was about protecting citizens interests, PRISM would have been declared illegal and disbanded, not hushed and expanded. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TheBat@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago (1 child) PRISM is European? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] force@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PRISM permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TheBat@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Read the whole comment chain again. The other guy said 'it should be ok for Europeans to ban US social media'. I said 'do it'. And they then replied about totalitarianism. So the mention of PRISM confused me because I was talking about EU countries banning facebook and Instagram to protect their citizens. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TheBat@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago (1 child) PRISM is European? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] force@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PRISM permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TheBat@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Read the whole comment chain again. The other guy said 'it should be ok for Europeans to ban US social media'. I said 'do it'. And they then replied about totalitarianism. So the mention of PRISM confused me because I was talking about EU countries banning facebook and Instagram to protect their citizens. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] force@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PRISM permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TheBat@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Read the whole comment chain again. The other guy said 'it should be ok for Europeans to ban US social media'. I said 'do it'. And they then replied about totalitarianism. So the mention of PRISM confused me because I was talking about EU countries banning facebook and Instagram to protect their citizens. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TheBat@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Read the whole comment chain again. The other guy said 'it should be ok for Europeans to ban US social media'. I said 'do it'. And they then replied about totalitarianism. So the mention of PRISM confused me because I was talking about EU countries banning facebook and Instagram to protect their citizens. permalink fedilink source parent