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That's not a "botnet" though, advertising does the same thing. We don't call the people buying things they've been marketed a "botnet".
by bluefishinit 3y ago
That's not a "botnet" though, advertising does the same thing. We don't call the people buying things they've been marketed a "botnet".
- ceejayoz 3y agoIt needn't be a perfect comparison to be a useful one.
- bluefishinit 3y agoIt's not useful though. I actually think it's very cool that TikTok got a bunch of young people to contact their representatives. If this ban goes through, the political blowback is going to be extreme. It will be like the Streisand effect x100,000,000.
- ceejayoz 3y ago> I actually think it's very cool that TikTok got a bunch of young people to contact their representatives. I don't think that's the concern.
- stale2002 3y ago> If this ban goes through, the political blowback is going to be extreme. Its not a ban. Whats going to happen is that tiktok will divest. Kids will continue to have their social media.
- bluefishinit 3y ago> What’s more, divestiture would require Beijing’s approval. Last year, the Chinese government said it opposed a forced sale. https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/house-passes-tiktok-bill-are-tiktok-s-days-numbered-what-you-need-to-know/ar-BB1jPQmL https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/house-passes-tiktok-...
- stale2002 3y agoIf tiktok wants to leave the US, that would be their decision. Blame them for not following the law. That's no different from anyone else deciding to just leave the app store, or the USA, because they don't want to pay taxes or something. Companies stop doing business in certain countries for all sorts of reasons.
- bluefishinit 3y agoTikTok's users will know who to blame: the US government. There would have been no problem at all before this bill got pushed through (if passed).
- stale2002 3y agoOnce again, laws effect companies all the time. This isn't new or an out there thing. Some companies leave because they don't want to pay high taxes, or for numerous other reasons. All tiktok has to do is follow the law and they won't be banned. But if they don't, well that's their decision as well.
- bluefishinit 3y agoPeople aren't fools. They know that TikTok is being put into this position by the US government. You can go on any social media platform right now and see how outraged TikTok users are. This is going to have incredible political blowback from the younger generations and there won't be any "lawyering" around that. Even if the ban doesn't go through, a lot of damage has already been done.
- stale2002 3y agoYes I am sure some kids will cry on the internet. The bill is overwhelmingly bipartisan though. There isn't anyone for some kids to go after, if it's almost a unanimous bi partisan effort. Those kids lost. It's over. And if people are this upset, then that is all the more reason to pull the trigger now, instead of giving our foreign adversaries more time to retaliate. Anyway, tiktok almost divested the last time this happened. Unless they are OK will losing 10s of billions of dollars for nothing, well chances are they'll just divest, despite the current posturing they are doing.
- ambicapter 3y agoThere's definitely areas of advertising that are banned/controlled so that comparison seems more damning than beneficial (e.g. alcohol to minors, medication in any country other than the US
- butlike 3y agoJust capitalism slaves :P