Lily Hay NewmanApr 15, 2023
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
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

@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

Apr 17, 2023 at 3:42pmWeb
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.