Responding to a lawsuit from video-sharing platform TikTok, the US Justice Department argued that China could order the company to manipulate TikTok’s algorithm and expand Beijing’s “malign influence.”

The US Justice Department defended a law that aims to either ban TikTok or force it to divest its assets in the US after the social media company filed a lawsuit against the legislation.

Under the law, the social media platform will have to find a non-Chinese buyer or face a ban in the US by January 19, 2025.

The Chinese-based  TikTok is challenging the law  before a US appeals court.

  • BZ 🇨🇦@lemm.ee
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    3 months ago

    I know what you’re saying, and I agree that X is extremely problematic.

    I think the difference is that X is owned by private individuals, whereas they’re saying here that TikTok is under the control of the Chinese state. I wonder if there are different rules at play for estate actors?

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      3 months ago

      OR…and hear me out, two things might be bad at the same time.

      Hell, maybe ALL of the things. Maybe too much information is being shared and traded.

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        3 months ago

        OR…and hear me out, two things might be bad at the same time.

        Isn’t that what I said?