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Drew HarwellYou can't use TikTok on the University of Texas Wi-Fi. Concealed guns on campus still allowed.
Lloydian@drewharwell I assume concealed guns are okay because there's never been a gun related incident on campus.
Gregnee@lloydian @drewharwell I’d guess that the vast majority don’t get that your post is ironic, and even fewer know why.
@Gregnee @drewharwell I attended UT. I remember going into the admin building and seeing the doorway that led to the tower. Wondering about the view, I asked someone if I could go up. That was the day I found out.
@lloydian @drewharwell I knew of the shooting before I started at UT. Watched a documentary about it later.
@lloydian @drewharwell I have a vague memory of touring the observation deck at some point, which I’m pretty sure was a guided/scheduled thing. I couldn’t think of a time after I started college that I would have done that, but I think it was during a weekend recruiting event they held for smart/NMS kids.
Alex@drewharwell obviously you shouldn't be able to use guns but uhhh Tik Tok is bad sorry.
Half Cocked Law@ACPhila @drewharwell "This is bad" and "this is banned" are not equal values.
ニルス・スキニールHow to make something even more desirable to younger people - ban it.
Alexander Ruthol@drewharwell
And the problem isn't that they banned tiktok, but that they didn't ban guns.
And the problem isn't that they banned tiktok, but that they didn't ban guns.
Str8nger
Doreen32128 ready to rumble!
TheBarefootSage ☑️@drewharwell Isn't this the anti-dildo campus?
DGB@drewharwell The rules allowing guns on the UT campus don’t come from UT, but rather the Fascists who comprise the state legislature. They don’t like that liberals go to school and teach there. They do everything they can to sabotage the school.
Ben Stokman@DavidBallard @drewharwell Yeah this is just whataboutism
Indistinct Chatter 🥄@drewharwell
Yeah, but they can't track your gun if you legally file off the serial number.
Yeah, but they can't track your gun if you legally file off the serial number.
Chris Adams@drewharwell our pretend governor in Oklahoma did the same thing for OK universities. It makes him feel important because we rank nearly last in all measures of quality of life.
JoeStewart@drewharwell
Another Republican assault on our society - they are everywhere, all the time attacking our civil society.
The purpose?
To cement rich white male Christians in power.
That’s not my USA & not the USA I plan to leave to my children.
Vote Democrat. Vote for women. Vote for color. Vote for non-Christians.
#Vote
Another Republican assault on our society - they are everywhere, all the time attacking our civil society.
The purpose?
To cement rich white male Christians in power.
That’s not my USA & not the USA I plan to leave to my children.
Vote Democrat. Vote for women. Vote for color. Vote for non-Christians.
#Vote
Warren Terra@drewharwell
Famously it is the case under Texas law (or used to be, I dunno?) that lethal firearms were allowed (and, not even concealed!) but "marital aids" were not, inspiring U. Texas students to protest by going to classes with such items attached to their schoolbags.
Famously it is the case under Texas law (or used to be, I dunno?) that lethal firearms were allowed (and, not even concealed!) but "marital aids" were not, inspiring U. Texas students to protest by going to classes with such items attached to their schoolbags.
Beeks@drewharwell if Ryan Reynolds doesn't have a Texas themed Tiktok advertisement for Mint Mobile out by the weekend I'll be disappointed.
loudmog@drewharwell I'm fine with the TikTok part.
Dario (Security Union) 🦀@drewharwell I fully support a #TikTokBan for the entire USA. Everyone who values #democracy & #commonsense should.
SalomãoZeca@Str8nger @drewharwell why do you support the ban of tiktok? How is it much different from american based social media?
@holbot @drewharwell Do you trust any tech company (other than maybe Apple) w/ your data?
🇺🇸 #socialmedia companies like #meta & #twitter (also Google/YouTube) are terrible & dangerous. They should be broken up, regulated, or better yet, be turned into public utilities. #TikTok is even more dangerous since it’s more popular, more addictive & is owned by a Chinese company & therefore controlled at mercy of the #CCP 🇨🇳
IMO, it should either be sold & regulated, or be banned.
@Str8nger @drewharwell I don't trust any of them with anything. But that doesn't mean I believe they should be banned. That seems unreasonable to me...
@holbot @drewharwell Do you believe it’s reasonable to allow the #CCP to operate the most powerful & addictive psyop & propaganda machine in the free world, while they ban & censor American companies & the internet in general?
China could/will make the Russian internet troll/bot & misinformation attack on our 2016 elections look like child’s play in comparison. We need to stop giving our enemies (both foreign & domestic) the tools & permission to destroy us.
Aaron@Str8nger @drewharwell this is fear mongering pure and simple.
@atomic @drewharwell it’s pure common sense. It would be stupid for the #CCP to not use the most powerful #propagandamachine to put their thumb on the scale. It’s self-sabotaging madness to allow them to do so. #BanTikTok
Mrdaggerdikk@drewharwell wait, so if some raving lunatic comes in the school with intent to harm, you can still protect yourself with a legally acquired firearm? Thats awesome!!
Miki Vanoušek@drewharwell I sympathize with your frustration. Gun prevalence in the USA is a big problem.
But just because the university failed to solve the big problem, it doesn't mean Ticktock isn't one.
Mister Shade@drewharwell Deadly weapons are still allowed, but at least they implemented a ban that can circumvented by merely having a data plan.