Miguel Cervera 🌱Apr 15, 2023
Lily Hay Newman
TikTok bans in the US are painfully misguided and will backfire on so many levels. As @riana puts it, “It’s a maddening irony that American legislators’ idea for countering China is to act more like China" https://www.wired.com/story/montana-tiktok-ban-first-amendment/
Montana’s Looming TikTok Ban Is a Dangerous Tipping Point

The state is poised to be the first in the US to block downloads of the popular app, which could ignite a precarious chain reaction for digital rights.

WIRED
Apr 15, 2023 at 12:38amWeb
Show threadLesley Carhart Apr 15, 2023
@lhn @riana such a great summary.
Show threadCat Food CasseroleApr 15, 2023
@lhn @riana
Gonna drive people to illicit means to watch it.
Show threadMike ElyApr 15, 2023
@lhn @riana that was exactly my thought. Forget the Great Firewall of China, some folks think we need the Great Firewall of Montana??? In which we become the thing we claim to oppose. #dumb
Show threadPiatunApr 15, 2023
@lhn @riana People are so less valuable that they'll find some other alternative to tiktok.
Show threadMichael ManfreApr 15, 2023
@lhn @riana a ban could have the benefit of increasing political engagement and voter turnout. Sadly, most people don't get involved until they are directly impacted.
Show threadTâi Siáu-káu 台痟狗 ㄊㄇㄉ 🇳🇫 台灣國Apr 15, 2023
@lhn @riana
So… #China 🇨🇳 can ban Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, Gmail, Google Apps, Google Play, OneDrive, Netflix, LINE, Signal, Reddit, Skype, Twitter, and more (for very little reason), but the #US 🇺🇸 is the bad guy here? 🤷🏽‍♂️
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_websites_blocked_in_mainland_China
List of websites blocked in mainland China - Wikipedia

Show threadcatatonicprimeApr 17, 2023
@TimMaddog @lhn @riana both countries are "the bad guy," for participating in censorship?
Show threadTâi Siáu-káu 台痟狗 ㄊㄇㄉ 🇳🇫 台灣國Apr 17, 2023

@catatonicprime @lhn @riana
In #Taiwan 🇳🇫, kids are being taught by #TikTok / #Douyin to become #Chinese 🇨🇳. Would that be a good reason to ban it?

#NotCensorship
#JustUseADifferentPlatform
#ThereAreManyAvailable

Show threadcatatonicprimeApr 17, 2023

@TimMaddog @lhn @riana I think I'd prefer if China had access to wikipedia, Facebook, etc.

So, no, the US shouldn't ban it. And China shouldn't ban anything either. And we, the hackers, should work to clear blockages to the information super highway.

Show threadideaPDishApr 15, 2023

@lhn @riana

It amuses me to think of all the giant fans in the fields where cow patties are made.. When it hits, it will hit big.