> National security is such a huge brush you could paint anything you want.
This exactly!
i think the tiktok ban ought to be considered unconstitutional.
Unless proof can be found that tiktok is being used by foreign actors to manipulate votes or some other shady shit (and only via tiktok itself, rather than a broad scheme that uses all social media), tiktok should not be banned. It is against the free speech that the US stands for.
If algorithmic manipulation of voters is considered a threat, then pass a law to social media companies that they must explain the algorithm etc, and audit it. It's exactly what GDPR mandates, in their automated decision making and profiling clauses (https://gdpr-info.eu/art-22-gdpr/). Therefore, this is not without precedent, and is also more effective at regulating social media, not just tiktok.
Therefore, the tiktok ban is performative. Like how the claims for DEI and such are performative.
This exactly!
i think the tiktok ban ought to be considered unconstitutional.
Unless proof can be found that tiktok is being used by foreign actors to manipulate votes or some other shady shit (and only via tiktok itself, rather than a broad scheme that uses all social media), tiktok should not be banned. It is against the free speech that the US stands for.
If algorithmic manipulation of voters is considered a threat, then pass a law to social media companies that they must explain the algorithm etc, and audit it. It's exactly what GDPR mandates, in their automated decision making and profiling clauses (https://gdpr-info.eu/art-22-gdpr/). Therefore, this is not without precedent, and is also more effective at regulating social media, not just tiktok.
Therefore, the tiktok ban is performative. Like how the claims for DEI and such are performative.