Trump reverses stance on TikTok - where are USMB critics?

[OhPleaseJustQuit]

Well. Well. Guess who likes some CCP money? Yep, Trump. So we had 2 or 3 threads on here about Biden and TikTok but I didn’t see the right get all juiced up on this. Biden just has an operative using it. Trump is an advocate for the CCP app. Holy shit.

Donald Trump Reverses Himself, Questions Ban On TikTok

The former president, who once threatened to ban the popular social media app himself, now says that doing so would only benefit competitors like Facebook.

www.huffpost.com

It’s not clear why Trump appeared to reconsider his position on banning TikTok. Some commentators noted he recently hosted GOP megadonor Jeff Yass, who is a billionaire investor in ByteDance, at his Mar-a-Lago club and sought his support in the presidential race.

Former President Donald Trump raised concerns over efforts to ban the social media app TikTok this week, appearing to walk back the position he held in 2020, when he threatened to ban the app himself.

“If you get rid of TikTok, Facebook and Zuckerschmuck will double their business,” the presumptive 2024 GOP presidential nominee wrote on his social media platform on Thursday, referring to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg.

Trump said he didn’t want Facebook to “d[o] better,” calling the company “a true Enemy of the People.”

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Translation -- "Yes, I do believe every word I read in HuffPo, and DAMN!! We're scared!!!!"







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[pknopp]

pknopp, at times, just likes playing the devils advocate.

Do you never question what politicians feed you?

(no need to answer that, the answer is obvious)

 

[1srelluc]

Brandon said he would sign it, but who knows if he knew what he was saying at the time.

I guess it depends on how much good it's doing for the leftist dems....If FJB signs it then fine....It's a more level playing field but I'd not hold my breath waiting for it to happen.

 

[AMart]

No Tiktok on government agencies phones, and unless it's clear they are doing nefarious stuff to the general public leave it be.

 

[j-mac]

Please, explain. I've asked this over and over. They know 12 year old girls are at the mall? What do you suppose they will do with that info?

Gee, if there was only a search engine on the internet, that would explain much of this stupid questioning....

Why the FBI Is Concerned About TikTok

The video-sharing app, owned by the Chinese technology company ByteDance, boasted more than 1 billion active global last year

time.com

 

[Mac-7]

China bans Facebook snd Twitter in china along with other western apps such as YouTube

We should to the same to them

 

[debbiedowner]

What are they gathering?

That's what I wonder and that's all I hear. Damn, whether it's dems or repugs the government is telling me how to live my life. I'm sick of the govt of Florida and the U.S. knowing what's best for me. Fuck all of them.

 

[pknopp]

Gee, if there was only a search engine on the internet, that would explain much of this stupid questioning....

Why the FBI Is Concerned About TikTok

The video-sharing app, owned by the Chinese technology company ByteDance, boasted more than 1 billion active global last year

time.com

So only the FBI wants to manipulate content?

FBI Director Chris Wray believes TikTok poses threats to national security as a Chinese-owned app “that doesn’t share our values” and could “manipulate content.”

When people freely (note, freely) gives up information it is not being stolen.

The Chinese government has shown a willingness to steal Americans’ data on a scale that dwarfs any other,

An article with at best vague generalities. What info are they "manipulating"?

 

[iamwhatiseem]

Do you never question what politicians feed you?

(no need to answer that, the answer is obvious)

Nothing I know about spy apps on phones came from the government, in fact, it is the U.S. government that has been ignoring this fact for faaar too long.

 

[debbiedowner]

All the ways TikTok tracks you and how to stop it

TikTok’s algorithms are fuelled by data. It’s time to take back some control

www.wired.co.uk

The whole fucking internet gathers data, probably this site.

 

[pknopp]

China bans Facebook snd Twitter in china along with other western apps such as YouTube

We should to the same to them

So the argument is that we should be more like China?

 

[pknopp]

That's what I wonder and that's all I hear. Damn, whether it's dems or repugs the government is telling me how to live my life. I'm sick of the govt of Florida and the U.S. knowing what's best for me. Fuck all of them.

It's pretty sad how many will jump when politicians instruct them to jump.

 

[debbiedowner]

So only the FBI wants to manipulate content?

FBI Director Chris Wray believes TikTok poses threats to national security as a Chinese-owned app “that doesn’t share our values” and could “manipulate content.”

When people freely (note, freely) gives up information it is not being stolen.

The Chinese government has shown a willingness to steal Americans’ data on a scale that dwarfs any other,

An article with at best vague generalities. What info are they "manipulating"?

Yep, I have truckloads of national security documents.

 

[pknopp]

Nothing I know about spy apps on phones came from the government, in fact, it is the U.S. government that has been ignoring this fact for faaar too long.

Seems since you haven't been able to directly answer anything your knowledge is pretty limited.

 

[pknopp]

Yep, I have truckloads of national security documents.

Careful or you might get an ad for Bath Body and Lotion while at the mall.

 

[Mac-7]

So the argument is that we should be more like China?

If you want to look at it that way

The content of TicToc based on what gets reposted here is pretty stupid

If it reflects the IQ of the TicToc fanbase God help us

But it is the data collection and communist chinese manipulation of the content that is most worrisome

 

[pknopp]

If you want to look at it that way

The content of TicToc based on what gets reposted here is pretty stupid

If it reflects the IQ of the TicToc fanbase God help us

But it is the data collection and communist chinese manipulation of the content that is most worrisome

How is it manipulated? The most profitable get to the top? Imagine that.

 

[debbiedowner]

Careful or you might get an ad for Bath Body and Lotion while at the mall.

Well, I haven't been to the mall in probably 20 years, but I do notice when I google a product to see cost and where I can buy I think have ads for that particular product on my home page and all over FB. I guess they must have gathered my secret data. LOL

 

[j-mac]

So only the FBI wants to manipulate content?

FBI Director Chris Wray believes TikTok poses threats to national security as a Chinese-owned app “that doesn’t share our values” and could “manipulate content.”

When people freely (note, freely) gives up information it is not being stolen.

The Chinese government has shown a willingness to steal Americans’ data on a scale that dwarfs any other,

An article with at best vague generalities. What info are they "manipulating"?

So, you’re fine with the Chinese government gathering information about 13 year olds in this country…got it…Most parents are more protective of their young.

 

[mamooth]

Obviously, TikTok should never be installed on government or business devices.

However, if the CCP wants to waste its time trying to analyze stupid people doing stupid things, let them. Install away on your own devices.

As far as "pushing influence" goes, Republicans should love that, given how CCP policies mimic GOP policies.