Comment on US lawmakers vote 50-0 to force sale of TikTok despite angry calls from users
ShepherdPie@midwest.social 6 months agoTikTok is not a tool for its users, it is a tool for a for profit corporation
That pretty much describes every corporation in existence.
FiniteBanjo@lemmy.today 6 months ago
Some of them provide utility and some don’t, which is why we don’t allow children to drink, smoke, or gamble. If a company providing those goods and services targets those demographics it gets political action.
Welcome to the nuance of society and the modern world.
ShepherdPie@midwest.social 6 months ago
But they’re not disallowing children smoking, drinking, or gambling here. It’s more akin to disallowing children from drinking Smirnoff, smoking Marlboros, or playing blackjack and nothing else.
FiniteBanjo@lemmy.today 6 months ago
Reigning any of them in is a step in the right direction.
ShepherdPie@midwest.social 6 months ago
If this had anything to do with children, they’d be reigning them all in at once instead of wasting time singling one of many out.
Gabu@lemmy.world 6 months ago
No it’s not, you absolute buffoon. It’s a step in the direction of narrative control.