diffusionx
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True but probably not the way you think it is true.
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TikTok has shut down in the US (UP: TikTok is in the process of restoring service in the US)
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simpatico
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You think America needs help making their kids dumber? Did China dismantle the public-school curriculum? Math I took in 7th grade, my kids are taking in 10th. In the same honors class tier. Did China make our food additive rules that allow companies to feed us industrial waste dressed up as candy? Does China send billions of our tax dollars to the richest people in poor countries as ""humanitarian aid"". The Chinese govt isn't some altruistic force, but from where I sitting they don't even make the first page of the list of "American problems". It's a scapegoat.
You never answered me about who picks up that shipping tab. I'm going to need an explanation from you about that and the farmland if I'm going to take your arguments seriously.
Days like these...
Have a Blessed Day
You're absolutely right. It's just anti-competitive under the guise of national security. Another example of this is back in 2020 Huawei for a brief period became the no. 1 cell phone maker in the world, yes even beating Samsung and Apple then suddenly they get banned. America will not allow any other country have any sort of influence over the world and these bans are proof of that.
DownLikeBCPowder
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Welp, even faster than I imagined. Literally a massive political gift handed on a silver platter. Incredible to see incompetence.
Heimdall_Xtreme
Hermen Hulst Fanclub's #1 Member
reinking
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I was nowhere close to being a political major so someone correct me if I am wrong. Trump can only issue an executive order and even that can be struck down by the supreme court if they choose to do so. Is this not law now and it would require a reversal by the supreme court or congress to amend the constitution?Welp, even faster than I imagined. Literally a massive political gift handed on a silver platter. Incredible to see incompetence.
chromhound
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Dick Jones
Banned
The CEO was invited to the inauguration before the ban came into effect. Zuckerberg bribed Biden when he should have bribed both Biden and TrumpWelp, even faster than I imagined. Literally a massive political gift handed on a silver platter. Incredible to see incompetence.
Ass of Can Whooping
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DownLikeBCPowder
Member
He can delay the deadline via executive order. Biden could have done the same thing. But to answer your question, yes, the Supreme Court could also overrule that, but not going to happen immediately. The law is vague anyway, as long as "progress" is being made toward a deal, it can be delayed further as well. Not sure about the maximum extent of that, though.
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Nintendo's Witch
Member
this is just nuts
Isn't that just instagram? I'm not sure what the difference even is, I've banned tiktok in my house. But it seems like half of instagram is just reporting tiktok vids.
Codes 208
Member
Actually tiktok itself was more or less a clone of Vine
RoadHazard
Gold Member
Ah, populism at its finest.
TIkTok withdrawal terrorism
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FOND DU LAC – A 19-year-old man accused of setting fire to a building in Fond du Lac early Sunday that included Republican U.S. Rep. Glenn Grothman's office cited the TikTok ban as a motive in the incident, according to authorities.
The Fond du Lac Police Department said the Menasha man was arrested after being found near a strip mall, 525 N. Peters Ave., that contained Grothman's district office.
Police and fire officials initially responded to the strip mall about 1 a.m. after receiving a report of a fire. The building was unoccupied at the time and no injuries were reported, police said. Fire personnel extinguished the blaze, which began outside the building and burned the building's outside siding and an air conditioning unit.
More: TikTok shut down. Some can access browser version: Live updates
Police said the 19-year-old suspect “admitted to starting the fire in response to recent talks of a TikTok ban.” Grothman was among a bipartisan majority of 360 House members who voted last year in favor of a bill that would force TikTok’s Chinese parent company to sell the app or face a ban in the U.S. That ban went into effect over the weekend.
Grothman told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel the fire was contained to outside the building. He said the fire did not appear to get inside but said a staff member who visited the scene told him the office smelled of smoke.
A photo provided to the Journal Sentinel by Grothman's office shows what an aide said was the burned back door of the congressman's district office.
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TikTok ban cited by man suspected of setting fire to US congressman's office in Fond du Lac
Police and fire personnel responded to the report of a fire at the strip mall containing the congressman's office at around 1 a.m. Sunday.
eu.fdlreporter.com
FOND DU LAC – A 19-year-old man accused of setting fire to a building in Fond du Lac early Sunday that included Republican U.S. Rep. Glenn Grothman's office cited the TikTok ban as a motive in the incident, according to authorities.
The Fond du Lac Police Department said the Menasha man was arrested after being found near a strip mall, 525 N. Peters Ave., that contained Grothman's district office.
Police and fire officials initially responded to the strip mall about 1 a.m. after receiving a report of a fire. The building was unoccupied at the time and no injuries were reported, police said. Fire personnel extinguished the blaze, which began outside the building and burned the building's outside siding and an air conditioning unit.
More: TikTok shut down. Some can access browser version: Live updates
Police said the 19-year-old suspect “admitted to starting the fire in response to recent talks of a TikTok ban.” Grothman was among a bipartisan majority of 360 House members who voted last year in favor of a bill that would force TikTok’s Chinese parent company to sell the app or face a ban in the U.S. That ban went into effect over the weekend.
Grothman told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel the fire was contained to outside the building. He said the fire did not appear to get inside but said a staff member who visited the scene told him the office smelled of smoke.
A photo provided to the Journal Sentinel by Grothman's office shows what an aide said was the burned back door of the congressman's district office.
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DownLikeBCPowder
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Wow. And to think it's already back online.TIkTok withdrawal terrorism
—————TikTok ban cited by man suspected of setting fire to US congressman's office in Fond du Lac
Police and fire personnel responded to the report of a fire at the strip mall containing the congressman's office at around 1 a.m. Sunday.eu.fdlreporter.com
FOND DU LAC – A 19-year-old man accused of setting fire to a building in Fond du Lac early Sunday that included Republican U.S. Rep. Glenn Grothman's office cited the TikTok ban as a motive in the incident, according to authorities.
The Fond du Lac Police Department said the Menasha man was arrested after being found near a strip mall, 525 N. Peters Ave., that contained Grothman's district office.
Police and fire officials initially responded to the strip mall about 1 a.m. after receiving a report of a fire. The building was unoccupied at the time and no injuries were reported, police said. Fire personnel extinguished the blaze, which began outside the building and burned the building's outside siding and an air conditioning unit.
More: TikTok shut down. Some can access browser version: Live updates
Police said the 19-year-old suspect “admitted to starting the fire in response to recent talks of a TikTok ban.” Grothman was among a bipartisan majority of 360 House members who voted last year in favor of a bill that would force TikTok’s Chinese parent company to sell the app or face a ban in the U.S. That ban went into effect over the weekend.
Grothman told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel the fire was contained to outside the building. He said the fire did not appear to get inside but said a staff member who visited the scene told him the office smelled of smoke.
A photo provided to the Journal Sentinel by Grothman's office shows what an aide said was the burned back door of the congressman's district office.
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DKehoe
Gold Member
He must feel like a proper dickhead now that it’s already back up.
DownLikeBCPowder
Member
I can't imagine... destroying your life over that so fast when if he did any research at all, it was obvious that it would be extended in very short order... wtf.
DownLikeBCPowder
Member
I just can't believe it. It was obvious even, say, last week that this was going to unfold this way. Why there wasn't a huge push for Biden to strike this action first to rob the victory is just insane to me. I cannot grasp it.
ManaByte
Gold Member
Can’t use TikTok on prison
ChuckeRearmed
Gold Member
TikTok did tik and then tok.
Attention spam of the modern media is short enough for it not to matter the next day so...
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DaleinCalgary
Member
It's scary going through their TOS of what they record including keystrokes. But hey, if you want to put your life and financial info out there for the Chinese to look at all the power to you.
AtomicStarving
Gold Member
Sure, Trump once tried to ban TikTok, but it's clear that his views on the platform completely changed after he left office. Don't forget, Trump himself mentioned on Joe Rogan's podcast last year that he had a profile on the platform, and that same platform helped his campaign. Of course, this is all politics, and the opinions of these politicians constantly change over time. I don't think Trump sees TikTok the same way he did back in 2020. That's facts, to be honest.
DownLikeBCPowder
Member
The goal is still the same - to manage at least 50% divestiture. Nothing has changed.
RoadHazard
Gold Member
Why would you ever put your financial info into TikTok? If you think they can record your keystrokes outside the app, that's not how anything works.
SlimySnake
Flashless at the Golden Globes
I guess we DO negotiate with terrorists after all.TIkTok withdrawal terrorism
—————TikTok ban cited by man suspected of setting fire to US congressman's office in Fond du Lac
Police and fire personnel responded to the report of a fire at the strip mall containing the congressman's office at around 1 a.m. Sunday.eu.fdlreporter.com
FOND DU LAC – A 19-year-old man accused of setting fire to a building in Fond du Lac early Sunday that included Republican U.S. Rep. Glenn Grothman's office cited the TikTok ban as a motive in the incident, according to authorities.
The Fond du Lac Police Department said the Menasha man was arrested after being found near a strip mall, 525 N. Peters Ave., that contained Grothman's district office.
Police and fire officials initially responded to the strip mall about 1 a.m. after receiving a report of a fire. The building was unoccupied at the time and no injuries were reported, police said. Fire personnel extinguished the blaze, which began outside the building and burned the building's outside siding and an air conditioning unit.
More: TikTok shut down. Some can access browser version: Live updates
Police said the 19-year-old suspect “admitted to starting the fire in response to recent talks of a TikTok ban.” Grothman was among a bipartisan majority of 360 House members who voted last year in favor of a bill that would force TikTok’s Chinese parent company to sell the app or face a ban in the U.S. That ban went into effect over the weekend.
Grothman told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel the fire was contained to outside the building. He said the fire did not appear to get inside but said a staff member who visited the scene told him the office smelled of smoke.
A photo provided to the Journal Sentinel by Grothman's office shows what an aide said was the burned back door of the congressman's district office.
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Rentahamster
Rodent Whores
GulfCoastZilla
Member
Problem is, our apps (Facebook, IG, YouTube, Twitter, Threads) suck and their algorithms are even worse, plus those fuckers are probably selling my information anyway.
TikTok just…..works. It doesn’t show me anything I don’t want to see and keeps me in my lane. If the above apps actually did that maybe it wouldn’t be a big deal if TikTok was gone.
TikTok is like video Reddit. I only see and interact with my interests.
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DeafTourette
Perpetually Offended
It's alright. I'm enjoying his laugh reacts. They remind me not to take anything too serious.
od-chan
Member
Welp, even faster than I imagined. Literally a massive political gift handed on a silver platter. Incredible to see incompetence.
Well, fuck that. Wonder how this will play out. I guess they have now like 90 days to find a buyer? But I thought Bytedance wouldn't want to sell? Obviously this might just have been a negotiation tactic or something. Or they'll just "sell" it to some company they'll start up in Singapore or some place that totally won't have any chinese influence, pinky promise.
If Trump somehow pulls this off and TikTok actually stays popular (unlike Twitter) then Democrats got played HARD. I do hope he fails, for a variety of reasons.
So anyway it's back...
MudoSkills
Volcano High Alumnus (Cum Laude)
It was fun watching people freak out for the 3 hours it was down. See you all at the end of civilisation.
TheChadOfGaming
Member
shutting down tiktok before the border
peak clown world
peak clown world
Big Baller
Al Pachinko, Konami President
Shit is fucking ridiculous
manfestival
Member
yeah I remember the 2016 oligarchy. Wild times man!