makeasnek@lemmy.ml to Memes@lemmy.mlEnglish · 6 months agoIt's the same fake argument every time they try to take away your rightslemmy.mlimagemessage-square23fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1imageIt's the same fake argument every time they try to take away your rightslemmy.mlmakeasnek@lemmy.ml to Memes@lemmy.mlEnglish · 6 months agomessage-square23fedilink
minus-squaresolarvector@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up0·6 months agoHow is this itself not a fake argument? The arguments in support of tick-tock are a bizarre amalgamation of just about every category of bad faith argument. I haven’t seen one that suggests tick-tock it’s actually a net benefit.
minus-squareredempt@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·6 months agoit’s not that tiktok is good, it’s that banning it sets a bad precedent and will be used to justify further control and censorship of the internet
minus-squarezovits@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·6 months agoI’m all for setting a precedent if it’s about banning chinese spyware and propaganda weapons.
minus-squareJako301@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up0·6 months agoThey don’t want to ban it, they want to seize controll of it and let it operate as is, just with different propaganda now.
How is this itself not a fake argument?
The arguments in support of tick-tock are a bizarre amalgamation of just about every category of bad faith argument. I haven’t seen one that suggests tick-tock it’s actually a net benefit.
it’s not that tiktok is good, it’s that banning it sets a bad precedent and will be used to justify further control and censorship of the internet
I’m all for setting a precedent if it’s about banning chinese spyware and propaganda weapons.
They don’t want to ban it, they want to seize controll of it and let it operate as is, just with different propaganda now.