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House likely to pass a bill that could ban TikTok, sending it to the Senate(www.nbcnews.com)

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kbal@fedia.io
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That’s one way to spread the message to the world that you’ve given up on freedom and democracy. It’s as if TikTok is a monster that eats the brains of our children, and the problem they have with it is that the wrong person is holding its leash.

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vintageballs@feddit.de
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I am not advocating for the “alternatives” (i.e. Instagram and the likes), however I think banning a Chinese PSYOP indoctrinating a whole generation with far-right ideas can only be positive for society. Hopefully the EU does something similar.

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katy ✨@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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i’ve never seen one far right tiktok on my feed; i have, however, seen d&dtok, teachertok, booktok, gazatok, and lots of queer people

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DdCno1@beehaw.org
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They aren’t just targeting the far-right and they are not just spreading far-right lies. There’s misinformation for everybody and of every color on that platform.

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BarqsHasBite@lemmy.ca
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Well yes they want an American company to do it instead.

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eveninghere@beehaw.org
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Or they don’t want the tool of specifically the CCP.

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BarqsHasBite@lemmy.ca
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Doubt they’d accept a Venezuelan one either.

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