Comment by OneSeaworthiness7768 on 15/01/2025 at 21:26 UTC

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View submission: TikTok reportedly plans ‘immediate’ Sunday shutdown in the US if it’s banned / The US federal ban will go into effect Sunday without a Supreme Court intervention.

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If people in the US are actually fleeing to an app literally named after Mao’s little red book, they’re even dumber than we thought.

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Comment by FilthyStatist1991 at 16/01/2025 at 01:01 UTC

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We are kinda pissed that our government violated the 1st amendment of our constitution. “National Security Concerns” my ass. If we had real concerns, they should look into passing some sort of privacy law much like other EU counties have. The USA government wants our private industry to keep tabs on us for the Patriot Act and alike to have any real capabilities.

Comment by hendawg86 at 16/01/2025 at 21:45 UTC

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No people aren’t fleeing to it, they’re doing it on purpose to show that this ban really isn’t about protecting data.

Comment by hendawg86 at 16/01/2025 at 21:47 UTC*

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Also, considering the ban was pushed through on a Ukrainian funding package (because it failed under the Restrict Act) is also disingenuous considering several who voted yes said that the ban would fail, but desperately wanting the funding for Ukrainian aid. Edit: added last bit for clarification on the reason they voted yes.