How is TikTok helping the working class? It's an app that wastes your time and sells you products. There is no intent to help the working class. Stop glorifying governments. China doesn't want to help liberate the working class or anything like that, if that's what you're implying.

[–] orca@orcas.enjoying.yachts 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

TikTok doesn’t help anyone but that wasn’t the point of what I said. I was saying that the US government doesn’t actually help its citizens because it’s not profitable for them. The reason the government even cares about “banning” TikTok is because it means their tech buddies (specifically people like Zuck) can benefit from it. It’s corporate greed. TikTok doesn’t care about anything other than profit and data hoarding.

[–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 1 points 8 months ago

Ah, OK. I misunderstood. Yeah, the US isn't helping people the way it should, but that's not really related to TikTok. They aren't going to do that regardless. Yeah, it's all about money and power for all of this.

[–] Maggoty@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

TikTok != China.

That said TikTok is a corporation that isn't trying to help either.

[–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 2 points 8 months ago

Absolutely, but I have seen people say China is using it to liberate workers before, as if they care. There are a lot of misinformed people out there.

[–] OftenWrong@startrek.website 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Because we deserve a little god damn joy in our life without some asshole billionaires paying to eradicate it for their own gain. That's why.

[–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

TikTok isn't going away. It's just being forced to be sold off. Yeah, it's for profit, but it already is for profit. You'll still be able to get whatever kind of enjoyment can be had from there. It's just going to be controlled by a US company.

[–] OftenWrong@startrek.website 1 points 8 months ago

It's not going to sell. It literally can't because of their laws around proprietary tech. They have stated very clearly they will not sell and the people who voted yes knew this before they voted. They voted for a ban.