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India Banned TikTok, It Didn’t Go Well (www.techdirt.com)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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We know that a lot of politicians (and media folks) in the US are pushing to ban TikTok. It has seemed notable, of course, that European countries don’t seem all that worried about TikTok, which sh…

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[+] [email protected] 17 points 10 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

They banned it on staff devices, but I haven't heard anything about them considering banning it for everyone. Do you have any details?

[+] [email protected] 11 points 10 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (2 children)

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

EU usually follows with such things.

I don't think that's actually true

[–] [email protected] -3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

It just calls to talk from what I can see. Nothing even resembling a legal proposal. And EU already can ban it via DSA which actually protects consumers instead of being magical "national security".

Also, EU requires unanimity and not everyone thinks singling out TikTok instead of all corporate social media is the right action. This is not going anywhere in the EU.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

... That's how things start. You generally talk about things first, you have a conversation, and then you make a proposal. This whole thing seems to be complaining about timing or something. The US went really fast to the actual proposal for some reason, other countries are still talking.

[–] [email protected] -5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

It's just a call for a talk by the intelligence committee, not an actual talk.
It's happening on local level in Germany, not the EU.
A bunch of EU countries banned TikTok from government devices, EU banned it from staff member devices, but at no point there was talk about general ban of TikTok under DSA or new law.

EU has started the process of banning it as well.

If you have any information to prove me wrong, I’m open to hearing it.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Again, the start of everything is to talk. That you are not satisfied that the talks are not fast enough, or widespread enough, or whatever doesn't mean what you are claiming.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Where is the tldr bot :( Indian social media has gotten very toxic. It was brain rot trends during tiktok now it's just straight up public harassment content openly broadcasted on Instagram, Facebook and yt shorts. The comment sections are even worse.

[–] ruckblack 3 points 10 months ago

I miss Vine

[–] [email protected] -1 points 10 months ago

It would've been great if the new, Indian, TikTok alternatives had been federated. They could've all built up a network together. I wonder why they didn't do it. Money? Greed? Ignorance?

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