TikTok goes offline in the US hours before ban due to come in

[Nearly Sane]

Though likely to return after Trump's inauguration

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cz6p1g54q85o

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"TikTok has argued that the law violates free speech protections for its 170 million users in the country."

Peak irony, seeing as one billion Chinese can only use a heavily sensored version.

[Nearly Sane]

"TikTok has argued that the law violates free speech protections for its 170 million users in the country."

Peak irony, seeing as one billion Chinese can only use a heavily sensored version.

Though it m9ght be argued that an American talking about censorship in China would be showing not just the same peak irony but would also be going against the idea of free speech that is, in theory, upheld in the US.

[Aruntraveller]

Indeed:

[jeremyp]

It's back

https://edition.cnn.com/2025/01/19/tech/tiktok-ban/index.html

[Nearly Sane]

It's back

https://edition.cnn.com/2025/01/19/tech/tiktok-ban/index.html

good bit of publicity for Tok Tok and Trump.

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good bit of publicity for Tok Tok and Trump.

Indeed. All a show.