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harkinian
·2 yıl önce·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 yıl önce·discuss
Probably priced in already.
harkinian
·2 yıl önce·discuss
We aren't at war with China either.
harkinian
·2 yıl önce·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 yıl önce·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 yıl önce·discuss
Which country gives the rest of the world the same rights as its citizens?
harkinian
·2 yıl önce·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 yıl önce·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 yıl önce·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 yıl önce·discuss
This is the only part that makes me sorta in favor of the ban.
harkinian
·2 yıl önce·discuss
Does the US Constitution care about the rights of a foreign entity?
harkinian
·2 yıl önce·discuss
That and we have strong lobbying groups within the US representing Israel, a foreign nation.
harkinian
·2 yıl önce·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?