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.

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@leo What would make more sense than all this hand-waving on the part of Congress would be real, substantive privacy legislation from companies abroad and domestic. That would help solve some of these problems, but will probably never fly without huge public pressure.
Mar 23, 2023 at 5:08pmWeb