Drew Harwell

New: This dissident uses the Chinese-owned app TikTok to criticize China’s government. A nationwide ban would suppress not just him but the First Amendment rights of 150 million U.S. accounts

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/03/23/tiktok-ban-free-speech-chinese-journalist/ w/ @[email protected]

This dissident uses Chinese-owned TikTok to criticize China’s government

Kim Wong’s TikTok videos highlight the complicated reality of the push to ban one of the United States’ most popular apps.

The Washington Post
Mar 23, 2023 at 12:40pmWeb
Show threadSirNapalotMar 23, 2023
@drewharwell @megatobin1
The First Amendment doesn’t guarantee anyone a Tic-Tok account.
Show threadGrayGooGirl 🏳️‍🌈Mar 23, 2023
@drewharwell @[email protected] There isn't a 1A issue on this. No one has a right to a privately held platform and the government has the right to regulate business. And from an actual security standpoint, TikTok is absolutely horrid. This is a political no win.
Show threadPeesha Deel Mar 23, 2023
@drewharwell @megatobin1 then use something else. An entire region of the world conducted a revolution via Twitter. TikTok is not the only form of communication. A Chinese dissident of all people should know why we don't want it.
Show threadDavidMar 23, 2023
@drewharwell @megatobin1 @drewharwell @megatobin1 One thing noticeable is people who support banning TikTok also believe Elon Musk should be able to ban anyone he wants because he's not Chinese. That's because the pro-ban TikTok people believe censorship is OK as long as it's done by a Republican.