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Depends how you look at it. If enemy states are actively leveraging their social networks to undermine democracy in your country, 2 months before the election may be the perfect time to ban US/Chinese commercial social networks.

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huppakee@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
In that case you could argue that it is the perfect time, but that is not happening in this case. The current government sees this particular medium as a threat because of the users on it, not because of the owners.

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- Alphane_Moon@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
  That’s fair.
  
  I was just trying to point that American attitudes (theatrical polemics claiming some sort allegiance to free speech) around social networks are not always applicable or desirable.
  
  In my own country, Ukraine, we banned all Russian social networks and internet services in 2014 after they invaded. This is a reasonable action.
  
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  - huppakee@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
    Banning all Russian social networks and internet services in Ukraine seems like a smart decision, definitely. When it comes to TikTok it is less clear to me what a good decision would be, but the fact a foreign and potentially hostile state can influence the people is a serious threat.
    
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    cecilkorik@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
    
    When it comes to TikTok it is less clear to me what a good decision would be
    
    the fact a foreign and potentially hostile state can influence the people is a serious threat.
    
    That seems pretty clear to me.
    
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