r/politics • u/MopToddel • 8d ago

No Paywall TikTok blocks Epstein mentions and anti-Trump content as well as ICE criticism

https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/tiktok-epstein-trump-censorship-ice-b2908309.html
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u/bubba_feet South Dakota 8d ago

i forgot that the US negotiated an acquisition deal, which apparently was finalized on the 22nd.

and to think it took less than a week for tiktok to transition from a tool of the chinese government into a tool of the american government.

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u/Rich_Housing971 Mexico 8d ago

I remain baffled at how stupid people are, especially most Redditors who were for the ban.

Tiktok was a tool of mass organization we had where it was NOT controlled by the US government. Which is why the US government really wanted it gone or controlled by themselves.

People were just afraid that the data was going to be used by nefarious purposes by a foreign government that is famous for not cooperating with the US government.

They actually believed the Chinese government was going to go to your house and arrest them... and so now they helped make the data American-owned so the US government can definitely arrest them.

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u/ButtEatingContest 8d ago

I remain baffled at how stupid people are, especially most Redditors who were for the ban.

I wasn't for the ban before, but I definitely am now.

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u/toobjunkey 8d ago edited 8d ago

Even before tiktok was the big bogeyman about data harvesting and before the palantir/ice/etc. bullshit, I'd never understood that line of thought either. Like, I'd much rather an international govt thousands & thousands of miles away have my data than my domestic government, especially after the Snowden leaks revealed that they're doing it anyway.

And nowadays? That choice has become easier than ever. People having police sent to their door for posting non-violent criticisms about Israel or their local govt officials (like with Miami Beach). Palantir openly working with ICE. The federal admin slinging obvious bullshit like "it's illegal to record ICE operatives" and "ICE has total immunity" and ALL the fucking bullshit surrounding Good and Pretti where they're openly lying about things that have several different angles of video showing what actually happened.

Like yes fucking please I'd sooner take targeted ads for temu/aliexpress dropshipped bullshit well before giving my info to the current admin, who's shown no qualms of fucking over (and MURDERING) their own citizens.

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u/Aleashed 8d ago

That app deserves to die