Chris TrottierJan 24, 2023

Republican Sen. Josh Hawley is calling for a TikTok ban.

This is a day after another Republican, Sen. Marco Rubio, published an OpEd in Fox News also pushing for a ban.

To be sure, these Republicans care very little about TikTok's surveillance of users.

Their problem is that, unlike Meta or Twitter, TikTok is not an American company.

Nevertheless, I personally think surveillance capitalism should be banned wholesale on all social networks.

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/international-business/us-business/article-us-senator-josh-hawley-wants-to-ban-tiktok-nationwide/

U.S. Senator Josh Hawley wants to ban TikTok nationwide

‘TikTok is China’s backdoor into Americans’ lives. It threatens our children’s privacy as well as their mental health,’ U.S. Senator Josh Hawley said on Twitter

The Globe and Mail
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I really hope that progressives turn off the lizard brain response of "TikTok is good because Republicans say it's bad."

No, TikTok is bad.

The enemy of your enemy isn't necessarily your friend.

Is their opposition based on nationalism, racism, and yellow peril? Probably.

Is TikTok still monitoring and tracking teenagers, feeding them unhealthy content based on "relevancy" algorithms, screwing with their mental health? Yes.

All surveillance capitalism should be banned.

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@atomicpoet The enemy of my enemy is my enemy's enemy. No more, no less.
Jan 24, 2023 at 8:04pmWeb