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With a TikTok Ban Looming, Users Flee to Chinese App ‘Red Note’ (www.wired.com)
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[–] IdleSheep@lemmy.blahaj.zone 12 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago) (2 children)

You actually tricked yourself into believing this isn't all about shutting down competition to American companies or stopping people's (especially young people's) power to disseminate even remotely left leaning views that could gain traction and threaten the oligarchs.

I mean even the politicians who back this bill state as much, so I'm not sure why you think this is about national defense. American citizens are just under as much threat as before, but now they have one less way to express themselves. Ain't that great. /s

[–] Freefall@lemmy.world 1 points 5 hours ago

It can be a corporate move to out competition AND also improve security. These are not mutually exclusive.

[–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world -1 points 5 hours ago

You actually tricked yourself into believing this isn't all about shutting down competition to American companies or stopping people's (especially young people's) power to disseminate even remotely left leaning views that could gain traction and threaten the oligarchs.

I didn't though. and choosing an app to post memes is not a "power to disseminate". that's just childish to believe.

I mean even the politicians who back this bill state as much, so I'm not sure why you think this is about national defense. American citizens are just under as much threat as before, but now they have one less way to express themselves. Ain't that great. /s

lies unless you can prove they stated that in an official capacity, disingenuous at best. Americans have the same amount of ways to express themselves today as they will tomorrow.

you honestly believe that an app will aid you in expressing yourself more? now who's tricking themselves? be it an app that's federated, Chinese, corporate, etc; you will never express yourself more than when you do it yourself. all these "apps" are distractions that bring much hand wringing and gnashing of teeth that force you into a little box so you can pretend you made a difference. social media apps are the "thoughts and prayers" of the 21st century.

so please forgive me for not takings your musings on one media platform over another seriously.