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    Chew responded to the latest moves in a video posted by the official TikTok account. “Make no mistake, this is a ban,” Chew said in the video. “A ban on TikTok and a ban on you and your voice.”

    Narrator: it wasn’t.

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        I’ve actually read the law, so no one has to tell me that it really, actually is about privacy. I know that it is.

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          Lemmy users are just going to believe whatever they want to believe, instead of actually checking the facts.

          It’s 100% about privacy. Data collection, and algorithm manipulation to sway what users see in the interest of the Chinese government. If users think Russian interference is a problem, we’ll this amounts to the same thing.

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            the Cinese government

            So it’s about foreign policy and not privacy. Or does the law somehow affect Facebook products too which are the same crap from an individual privacy perspective?

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          It’s about privacy in the same way “protect the children” bills are about protecting the children.

          Narrator: it’s not.

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          If it was actually about privacy then the US would be introducing data transparency and control laws (which only kicks in here if TikTok doesn’t sell to a US company). Whether it’s the US wanting to stream their own bullshit to kids or just that sweet sweet ad revenue, this is in no way about privacy or “protecting the children”.

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        user was banned for ‘ban evasion’ to let know if someone searches for it like me. though I don’t think the actual content was preserved or was it?