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[–] CidVicious@sh.itjust.works 8 points 6 months ago (3 children)

China is an authoritarian government that is able to take direct control of any Chinese company. Like, explicitly. More or less all Chinese companies should be treated with suspicion.

Musk is a shithead but not, to our knowledge, an agent of a foreign hostile government. Turning twitter into a place that promotes hate speech is legally protected free speech, although specific statements that provoke violence may not be protected. Contrary to popular belief, there are many exceptions to free speech.

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[–] sevan@lemmy.ca 7 points 6 months ago (2 children)

I suspect its being banned because of people using it in public without headphones or earbuds. I was submitted to that experience for an hour+ in a waiting room one time and now I fully supported the ban to prevent it from ever happening again.

[–] Sprocketfree@sh.itjust.works 6 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Did you tell them to turn off the fucking speaker?

[–] Drusas@fedia.io 5 points 6 months ago (10 children)

Have you met people? They are unpredictable. You might get shot just for asking somebody politely to turn off their speaker.

In fact, I was once on a bus where somebody got stabbed because they asked some guy to stop playing music through his boombox (yes, I'm old).

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[–] Drusas@fedia.io 6 points 6 months ago

I wish you were right, but you're not.

[–] Cliff@lemmy.world 7 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Can someone explain why the author is censored in this screenshot? Isn't it public already?

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[–] Hegar@fedia.io 5 points 6 months ago

Come on, this is easy. He's white, that's obviously why.

Facebook has been abusing our data to undermine elections and stoke genocide for longer than tiktok has existed. No US government officials are calling for a FB ban either.

It's supposed to be rich white guys undermining our democracy and national security.

[–] dumbass@leminal.space 5 points 6 months ago
[–] itsonlygeorge@reddthat.com 4 points 6 months ago

Because he paid for his influence while China is not. They are “stealing data” they have not paid for and are competing with the NSA/FBI/CIA without sharing.

[–] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago

Because white.

[–] iAvicenna@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago

because they might interfere with the elections. oh wait...

[–] mechoman444@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago (2 children)

He's not Chinese.

Or so he says.

[–] finitebanjo@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago

More specifically, he isn't sending all of the data to servers in China.

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