Chief TWiT Mar 23, 2023

I really wonder how these members of Congress propose to "ban" TikTok.

Remove it from the app stores? Great. No more security fixes for users.

Build a great Firewall of the US? Pretty unseemly for a "democratic" nation.

Make it illegal to have TikTok on your phone? Pardon me, citizen. I need to examine your device.

Failing a workable way to ban an app I'm afraid this is all just performative sabre rattling.

Show threadRyan 🐧

@leo
I think it’s a big effort in mis-direction.

“See, we are showing we’re strong on our citizens’ data against other state actors…but pay no attention to our ongoing efforts to remove women’s autonomy over their own bodies & against other vulnerable people within our own borders!”

Not saying this isn’t important, but things our own gov’t is doing has more for-reaching effects.

Mar 23, 2023 at 4:04pmWeb