Americans, do you approve or disapprove of TikTok being banned in the US?

Not American but it's obvious it was done because A it's not controlled by America so they can't control the narrative and B it was crucial in exposing isreal genocide and America complicity.

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The stuff on X is on a level because you have to pay a small fee to use X

No you don't. Only suckers pay for Elon's little checkmark.

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A lot of Americans are irrationally afraid of China. China's not a threat in terms of military, but U.S. politicians have portrayed it as such to fear-monger the American people. The real reason American politicians push this narrative is that we've been in competition with China to be the world's biggest influence, and this has been going on for the longest time.

The xenophobia's over the top, especially in recent years.

I'll say that the privacy concerns about TikTok are valid, which is why I'm all for measures such as keeping the servers in the U.S.

China would not win a war with the US, but the fact is we perceive China as a threat because they perceive themselves as a threat, which there's plenty of evidence for, and also because they've openly antagonized us with their spy balloons and the like. It's not just fearmongering when they're caught red-handed. China hates that we're friendly with Taiwan, and due to its economic importance, both countries know things will pop off if they actually make a move, which they desperately want to do.

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Not American but it's obvious it was done because A it's not controlled by America so they can't control the narrative and B it was crucial in exposing isreal genocide and America complicity.

No, it's because it's controlled by China specifically, and this debate has been going on for years now, so your other theory holds no water whatsoever.

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No, it's because it's controlled by China specifically, and this debate has been going on for years now, so your other theory holds no water whatsoever.

Ah but of course your pro child killing self would defend them so here's some here not so subtle hints that higher ups think tiktok is a danger to poor ol isreal's image

https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-media/tiktok-ban-israel-gaza-palestine-hamas-account-creator-video-rcna122849

TikTok faces calls for ban amid claims of anti-Israel ‘indoctrination’

US lawmakers renew calls to restrict app amid anxiety about growing pro-Palestinian views among young people.

www.aljazeera.com

Blinken blames social media for disrupting Israel’s narrative of war in Gaza

Secretary of state said social media allows history context to ‘get lost’

www.independent.co.uk

Mitt Romney Has a Wild Theory About the TikTok Ban

This idea could have been ripped from, well, a TikTok video by conspiracy-curious teenage power users.

slate.com

Israel is banning Al Jazeera, America is banning TikTok. We know why | Seth Stern

What the two laws have in common is desire to silence Israel-Gaza war critics

www.theguardian.com

i dont use tiktok much so i don't really care, but im sure a lot of people are mad, but just not from a political standpoint

Doesn’t matter if they ban it or not can still get on it will the right web filters.

I'm happy with it, but it doesn't align with my morals.

I personally think that tiktok is a social media like all others, and had found a widely successful niche (so much so that other platforms copied it) (potentially they copied it from vine, not sure never used vine) As such, I think it should only be banned if true genuine harm can be found and confirmed in a court of law with an accredited board of experts that have expertise and training in the area. Certainly, moderation and many other things should be improved but it's a choice that I'm not sure the government should, despite having the power to, intervene.

However when I used it, it was the closest I can get to an infodrug. felt like I needed it when on it, but never could get satisfied when I was on it. My wakeup call was when I spent the whole of daylight of a single day (roughly 14 hours) on it. literally went to bed at 12, pulled out tiktok, and when I looked up it was the afternoon the next day. I'm glad I don't continue to use it but that's me personally.