It’ll be interesting to see how this one plays out. In my head this argument is a little shaky, since it seems to be effectively arguing that Americans have the right to access foreign propoganda machines? There is legal precedent here, but the nature of propoganda has massively changed since the 60s.
This is going to be a very interesting court case that has broad reaching implications, but expect no Americans to give a shit because it’s not going to feature a trash fire to gawk at.
Sanctus@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Wouldn’t actual data privacy laws stop this all the same? I can’t help but feel this weird song and dance avoiding the privacy argument exists so US companies don’t get in the crossfire for doing the same shit with your data.
huginn@feddit.it 1 week ago
No way in hell they’d ever argue data privacy.
That’s only for apple to pretend to care about while selling your data to brokers.
Nurgle@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Sorry Apple is selling user data to data brokers now?
possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 1 week ago
Yes, but congress just authorized a bunch of new surveillance
Dark_Arc@social.packetloss.gg 1 week ago
No, because it’s more about the curation algorithm than it is about the data or privacy.
Regulating curation is a clear violation of free speech laws for citizens, but foreign entity that controls TikTok has no such protections. Giving them this protection could be a dangerous precedent.
archomrade@midwest.social 1 week ago
This is still a problem with US based platforms, though.
I would think people of the fediverse of all places would feel strongly about allowing users to control their own duration, rather than allowing private companies dictate what individual users see.
Crikeste@lemm.ee 1 week ago
Affective legislation rather knee jerk reactionary politics? Not in America, buddy.
Remember the golden rule of American thought:
CHINA BAD.
slurpinderpin@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Both can be true, poor US legislation that protects their buddies (investors), and China’s bad
Linkerbaan@lemmy.world 1 week ago
America already controls the TikTok servers. It all needs to be hosted on Oracle, and Oracle can see the source code.
The ban makes no sense seeing the previous requirements.
lanolinoil@lemmy.world 1 week ago
What? Surely that’s not true
UndercoverUlrikHD@programming.dev 1 week ago
Oracle can see the source code or the binary?
Draconic_NEO@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Where did you get the idea that Oracle can see their source code? That only applies if they host their source repository on Oracle, if they host the servers there chances are it’s binaries that are hosted on the server not the source code.
Dkarma@lemmy.world 1 week ago
This is about military bases, bud.
Sanctus@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Then why is it not limited to military personnel?