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
Show threadAntipope SuperstarJan 24, 2023

@atomicpoet yeah it's like,

1) TikTok has a lot of really questionable shit about it, but
2) Their concern here is entirely protectionist and nationalist, so also fuck that, and
3) Maybe US lawmakers should primarily be concerned with regulating US companies

Show threadChris TrottierJan 24, 2023
@julieofthespirits I don't mind US lawmakers regulating TikTok. I just wish they'd apply the same standards to American companies.
Show threadAntipope Superstar
@atomicpoet Yeah, it's really the double standard that's problem here
Jan 24, 2023 at 8:11pmWeb