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by system2 1315 days ago
It is baffling why the U.S. government didn't ban TikTok. I'd rather zucc steal people's info than chinese ppl.
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noahtallen 1314 days ago
TikTok is incredibly popular in the US and there isn’t really a huge similar precedent where the US takes a page from China’s playbook and blocks a social media network completely. If banning TikTok was reasonable, and I’m not sure it is, I think it makes a lot of sense to be cautious about setting bad precedence.
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triyambakam 1315 days ago
Because some and certain high ranking US officials are working with China
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LastTrain 1315 days ago
Who?
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triyambakam 1315 days ago
I don't know who, maybe Trump? Biden? But it wouldn't be allowed if some weren't allowing it.
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system2 1314 days ago
How can you speculate if you don't know? This is the problem of american politics. People just make up stuff.
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triyambakam 1309 days ago
That's the definition of speculation. You have an observation and suspect something. So I suspect there are US officials who are working with China.
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skrbjc 1314 days ago
It’s because once trump said it, everyone who hates him had to take the opposite position, even though he was right.
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