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  • US Supreme Court upholds TikTok ban

    From JAB@21:1/5 to All on Fri Jan 17 15:36:06 2025
    US Supreme Court upholds TikTok ban, leaving app's fate to Trump

    The court's 9-0 decision throws the social media platform - and its
    170 million American users - into limbo, and its fate in the hands of
    Donald Trump, who has vowed to rescue TikTok after returning to the
    presidency on Monday.
    ...
    ...
    A person briefed on the matter said TikTok is still planning to go
    dark on Sunday without further clarity from the Biden administration
    on the legal status of the app.

    https://www.reuters.com/legal/us-supreme-court-upholds-law-banning-tiktok-2025-01-17/

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  • From D@21:1/5 to JAB on Sat Jan 18 11:29:30 2025
    On Fri, 17 Jan 2025, JAB wrote:

    US Supreme Court upholds TikTok ban, leaving app's fate to Trump

    The court's 9-0 decision throws the social media platform - and its
    170 million American users - into limbo, and its fate in the hands of
    Donald Trump, who has vowed to rescue TikTok after returning to the presidency on Monday.
    ...
    ...
    A person briefed on the matter said TikTok is still planning to go
    dark on Sunday without further clarity from the Biden administration
    on the legal status of the app.

    https://www.reuters.com/legal/us-supreme-court-upholds-law-banning-tiktok-2025-01-17/

    It is good that the assymetry between china and the rest of the world is addressed. If china does not allow western services free speech in china,
    does not allow majority foreign share holders etc. then of course the same should not be granted china in the west. Simple logic.

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  • From JAB@21:1/5 to adhellman1@gmail.com on Sat Jan 18 17:37:30 2025
    On Sat, 18 Jan 2025 16:07:07 -0500, Auric Hellman
    <adhellman1@gmail.com> wrote:

    TikTok

    But, on the other hand,


    Nigeria Moves To Replace Foreign Cartoons With Local Content To
    Prevent 'Foreign Behaviors' Of Children
    ...
    ...
    In comments reported by Nigerian newspaper The Guardian, Onilu said:

    We are worried that Nigeria is giving birth to children with
    foreign behaviors. We have noticed that our kids learn many foreign
    attitudes through cartoons from other countries. We are going to
    replace them with local cartoons that will promote our character and
    culture so that those currently shown on GOtv, StarTimes, and the rest
    will be substituted.

    https://www.cartoonbrew.com/politics/nigeria-moves-to-replace-foreign-cartoons-with-local-content-to-prevent-foreign-behaviors-of-children-243462.html

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  • From D@21:1/5 to JAB on Sun Jan 19 11:54:50 2025
    On Sat, 18 Jan 2025, JAB wrote:

    On Sat, 18 Jan 2025 16:07:07 -0500, Auric Hellman
    <adhellman1@gmail.com> wrote:

    TikTok

    But, on the other hand,


    Nigeria Moves To Replace Foreign Cartoons With Local Content To
    Prevent 'Foreign Behaviors' Of Children
    ...
    ...
    In comments reported by Nigerian newspaper The Guardian, Onilu said:

    We are worried that Nigeria is giving birth to children with
    foreign behaviors. We have noticed that our kids learn many foreign
    attitudes through cartoons from other countries. We are going to
    replace them with local cartoons that will promote our character and
    culture so that those currently shown on GOtv, StarTimes, and the rest
    will be substituted.

    https://www.cartoonbrew.com/politics/nigeria-moves-to-replace-foreign-cartoons-with-local-content-to-prevent-foreign-behaviors-of-children-243462.html

    It is very funny, in nigeria, it is not racist to have negro cartoons! I
    bet Tintin in Congo is legal there! Nigeria, the land of the free!

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  • From JAB@21:1/5 to All on Sun Jan 19 12:00:17 2025
    Trump wanted to ban the app through executive action in his first
    term, but now:

    Trump Says He Will Stall TikTok Ban With Executive Order

    TikTok is now banned in America. Trump just pledged to bring it back
    to life
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