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Senate passes TikTok ban bill, sending it to Biden, who has already committed to signing it (www.theverge.com)

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[-] thingsiplay@beehaw.org 13 points 2 months ago

We need privacy protection laws, not arbitrary bans of apps that do the same thing as US social media apps

The ban of the application is not to protect our privacy, otherwise they would ban US social media apps too.

[-] Vodulas@beehaw.org 5 points 2 months ago

The ban of the application is not to protect our privacy, otherwise they would ban US social media apps too.

That is exactly my point. The ban does nothing functional. It shouldn't matter where the company is based, they should not be allowed to collect that data in the first place. This is at best a distraction from the fact the US continues to fund and supply genocide in Gaza or at worst an effort to stifle queer folks, dissenting voices, and non-corporate news.