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harkinian
·2 jaar geleden·discuss
I'll bet that for every country in the world, a senator has predicted a war against them. And we still aren't at war with Russia, but you could call them an enemy for sure.
harkinian
·2 jaar geleden·discuss
Probably priced in already.
harkinian
·2 jaar geleden·discuss
We aren't at war with China either.
harkinian
·2 jaar geleden·discuss
Can't tell if the new company would be able to host the same exact material. It's already come out that the White House pressured Google and Facebook to promote covid19 vaccine content. YouTube banning Russia-linked channels doesn't seem like their own decision either. The US doesn't control its media nearly the same way many other countries do, but there's still some control.

If you look at the rhetoric of lawmakers and lobbyists supporting the ban, a lot of it is about the content.
harkinian
·2 jaar geleden·discuss
"People don't seek to ban TikTok because they fear the content"

I'm not convinced about that. Open letter to congress from JFNA: https://cdn.fedweb.org/fed-1/1/Jewish%2520Federation%2520Let...
harkinian
·2 jaar geleden·discuss
Which country gives the rest of the world the same rights as its citizens?
harkinian
·2 jaar geleden·discuss
Right, so usually the modification of TFT is that you forgive one or two missteps. We're well past that point with China trade.
harkinian
·2 jaar geleden·discuss
The first two don't say much. The third one about JFNA's letter to Congress is key. Didn't cite the primary source for some reason, but it matches: https://cdn.fedweb.org/fed-1/1/Jewish%2520Federation%2520Let...

"A vote for HR 7521 is a vote against antisemitism."
harkinian
·2 jaar geleden·discuss
The YouTube and Facebook short-video recommendations I got when those features launched were mostly young women wearing very little and doing something that I'm guessing is not the main point of the video. YouTube knows I like music, so it gave me women playing violin in tiny skirts, though I think this stopped happening at some point.

I didn't even watch the videos, they insisted on putting them on the home page despite me giving 0 engagement. I finally adblocked the element.
harkinian
·2 jaar geleden·discuss
This is the only part that makes me sorta in favor of the ban.
harkinian
·2 jaar geleden·discuss
Does the US Constitution care about the rights of a foreign entity?
harkinian
·2 jaar geleden·discuss
That and we have strong lobbying groups within the US representing Israel, a foreign nation.
harkinian
·2 jaar geleden·discuss
The Guardian, Al Jazeera, and Vox claim censorship. Is there something more credible, maybe AIPAC themselves publicly backing the TikTok ban, or some strong correlation between AIPAC contributions and House votes on the bill?