TikTok Ban / Sale

[seafoam1 3,025]

On 3/9/2024 at 7:36 PM, Pimpadeaux said:

I have a far greater understanding of free speech and the First Amendment than you.

 Go VOX!! 

[thegeneral 3,214]

Don’s flip on this issue is pretty odd.

We’ll see if this gets through the Senate, seems likely.

Then what does the company do, can they sell or meet the requirements fast enough Do they even try?

[Maximum Overkill 1,989]

On 3/9/2024 at 7:36 PM, Pimpadeaux said:

have a far greater understanding of free speech and the First Amendment than you.

Says the guy who's constantly complaining about other people's posts? 

Hypocrite much? 

#FreeSpeach_Except_For_Anyone_I_Disagree_With 

[Horseman 2,458]

11 minutes ago, thegeneral said:

Don’s flip on this issue is pretty odd.

We’ll see if this gets through the Senate, seems likely.

Then what does the company do, can they sell or meet the requirements fast enough Do they even try?

Tik Tok doesn't do anything.

All the law does is ban it from the google and apple app stores.  BFD.

They put out videos on how to side load the app without using the app stores.  Life goes on and we've waisted time on money on a stupid bill that doesn't solve anything.  

[Horseman 2,458]

I can't remember the last time I installed anything from the google store.  2012 maybe?

[thegeneral 3,214]

1 minute ago, Horseman said:

Tik Tok doesn't do anything.

All the law does is ban it from the google and apple app stores.  BFD.

They put out videos on how to side load the app without using the app stores.  Life goes on and we've waisted time on money on a stupid bill that doesn't solve anything.

Taking it out of the app stores will have impact. The discussion around why it is being banned will as well. 

[Horseman 2,458]

1 minute ago, thegeneral said:

Taking it out of the app stores will have impact. The discussion around why it is being banned will as well. 

That's why they will put out videos to limit the impact. 

People are dumb if they don't know that ALL these companies steal and sell their data.  You think there is going to be some great awakening?  lol  They don't care, they've already traded privacy for convenience.   

[Horseman 2,458]

Just VPN to Canada and make a new google/apple account.  Problem solved.  

[thegeneral 3,214]

1 minute ago, Horseman said:

That's why they will put out videos to limit the impact. 

People are dumb if they don't know that ALL these companies steal and sell their data.  You think there is going to be some great awakening?  lol  They don't care, they've already traded privacy for convenience.   

Aren’t all the goobers going to get upset that Gina is looking at their WalMart carts and porn history?

[thegeneral 3,214]

4 minutes ago, Horseman said:

Just VPN to Canada and make a new google/apple account.  Problem solved.  

This is a niche thing that vast majority of people will not mess with.

[Maximum Overkill 1,989]

Just now, thegeneral said:

Gina is looking at their WalMart carts and porn history?

Damn, I better get to deleting.

[thegeneral 3,214]

2 minutes ago, Maximum Overkill said:

Damn, I better get to deleting.

Too late! Some dude in Shanghai is already scarred for life. 

[Horseman 2,458]

1 minute ago, thegeneral said:

This is a niche thing that vast majority of people will not mess with.

Niche?

Even if it were, that would change over night.  Want your Tik Tok?  Download this app first and push the Canada button.  

[Maximum Overkill 1,989]

6 minutes ago, thegeneral said:

Too late! Some dude in Shanghai is already scarred for life. 

Sucks to be them

[thegeneral 3,214]

1 minute ago, Horseman said:

Niche?

Even if it were, that would change over night.  Want your Tik Tok?  Download this app first and push the Canada button.  

We’ll see. An app drops viewers, gets stink on it. Things can snowball. This def isn’t a good development for them. Maybe Microsoft buys them.

[Horseman 2,458]

Maybe this is the big push people need to move away from the crappy Apple devices.  There is zero reason to use the google store on an android device.  

[Baker Boy 1,699]

What is missed in discussion of the TikTok ban is:

 It gives the executive branch the power to ban apps in the future

no one is talking about this anywhere.

[zsasz 369]

On 3/10/2024 at 5:43 PM, lickin_starfish said:

 

 

Trump supports it.  

[thegeneral 3,214]

2 hours ago, Horseman said:

Maybe this is the big push people need to move away from the crappy Apple devices.  There is zero reason to use the google store on an android device.  

I’m going to say that’s a no. 

[thegeneral 3,214]

2 hours ago, Baker Boy said:

What is missed in discussion of the TikTok ban is:

 It gives the executive branch the power to ban apps in the future

no one is talking about this anywhere.

The legislative branch is the one doing this. 

[zsasz 369]

It's funny though that in terms of what is important to Him.....thumbing his nose at Zuckerberg and sticking it to him is more important to Trump than the corruption of our youth by China.

 

Trump should have pushed for this election to be last month....because if he keeps going until Nov. he won't get as many EVs in 24 as he did in 20.  

[thegeneral 3,214]

2 minutes ago, zsasz said:

It's funny though that in terms of what is important to Him.....thumbing his nose at Zuckerberg and sticking it to him is more important to Trump than the corruption of our youth by China.

 

Trump should have pushed for this election to be last month....because if he keeps going until Nov. he won't get as many EVs in 24 as he did in 20.  

There was also the matter of his meeting with Jeffrey Yass some billionaire assshole hole with a 15% stake in ByteDance who is a big donor. Seems a little suspect.

[seafoam1 3,025]

41 minutes ago, thegeneral said:

There was also the matter of his meeting with Jeffrey Yass some billionaire assshole hole with a 15% stake in ByteDance who is a big donor. Seems a little suspect.

What makes him an "assh0le"?

[thegeneral 3,214]

14 minutes ago, seafoam1 said:

What makes him an "assh0le"?

Let’s call it a hunch. 

[Horseman 2,458]

13 minutes ago, seafoam1 said:

What makes him an "assh0le"?

He has money?  He's Jewish? 

Just a hunch.   

[thegeneral 3,214]

Looks like this will happen. Senate could vote as early as Tuesday. Biden said he will sign it.

One year for Chinese parent company to divest. 

Other apps being mentioned as well with Chinese ownership. IIRC one of them had an ad during the Super Bowl.

[Maximum Overkill 1,989]

12 minutes ago, thegeneral said:

Biden said he will sign it.

Nice!

It's enough of this crap. Hopefully there's more coming. 

[Hardcore troubadour 15,434]

This is what bi- partisanship looks like. Not 4 rinos out of 535 members of congress. 

[thegeneral 3,214]

27 minutes ago, Hardcore troubadour said:

This is what bi- partisanship looks like. Not 4 rinos out of 535 members of congress. 

The TikTok ban vote was something like 350 for in the House.

[Hardcore troubadour 15,434]

13 minutes ago, thegeneral said:

The TikTok ban vote was something like 350 for in the House.

I said it’s bi partisan? What’s your non point today? 

[thegeneral 3,214]

7 minutes ago, Hardcore troubadour said:

I said it’s bi partisan? What’s your non point today? 

I misread your post. 

[thegeneral 3,214]

https://x.com/kaitlancollins/status/1782482072759607442?s=46&t=0YXe9oUqqYEnHOHU8BsZkQ
 

This is gold

[The Phantom's Phantom 254]

Trump trying to stop the ban, says it's because TikTok helped get him elected

Truth is Elon is telling him not to ban it.  Elon owned by China.

[Maximum Overkill 1,989]

25 minutes ago, The Phantom's Phantom said:

Trump trying to stop the ban, says it's because TikTok helped get him elected

Truth is Elon is telling him not to ban it.  Elon owned by China.

Is that where you go to pick up 12 year olds? Why do you care? 

[EternalShinyAndChrome 4,106]

On 4/22/2024 at 3:10 PM, thegeneral said:

https://x.com/kaitlancollins/status/1782482072759607442?s=46&t=0YXe9oUqqYEnHOHU8BsZkQ
 

This is gold

How so?

Also, how would this be any different than, say, someone repeatedly saying on video that they wouldn't pardon their son and would let justice play out but then pardoning him anyways?  Can you point out to me where you went after that just as zealously?

[thegeneral 3,214]

Supreme Court will hear the arguments tomorrow. This is a really interesting case. Covers all kinds of topics - free speech, national defense, political angles all over the place. Tens of millions will be impacted.

[jbycho 754]

52 minutes ago, thegeneral said:

Supreme Court will hear the arguments tomorrow. This is a really interesting case. Covers all kinds of topics - free speech, national defense, political angles all over the place. Tens of millions will be impacted.

Tik Tok was only good for libs on tik tok and the Applebee's song women dancing. Aside from that, wtf cares? Go get you some popcorn weird old man. 

[thegeneral 3,214]

4 minutes ago, jbycho said:

Tik Tok was only good for libs on tik tok and the Applebee's song women dancing. Aside from that, wtf cares? Go get you some popcorn weird old man. 

Your Orange Prince loves TikTok. I have no interest in it other than it’s an interesting case and a good friend has a cush job there. SC will prolly side with the ban is what I have been reading but who knows and who knows what the company does if the ban is enforced.

Oh, and before I forget go fock yourself!

[Maximum Overkill 1,989]

1 hour ago, thegeneral said:

Your Orange Prince loves TikTok. I have no interest in it other than it’s an interesting case and a good friend has a cush job there. SC will prolly side with the ban is what I have been reading but who knows and who knows what the company does if the ban is enforced.

Oh, and before I forget go fock yourself!

Does anyone really care if TikTok is banned? The world will go on with the same people, same problems 

[thegeneral 3,214]

3 minutes ago, Maximum Overkill said:

Does anyone really care if TikTok is banned? The world will go on with the same people, same problems 

Not really for me, but I think a shetload of people care. Tons of money made on there by people.

There’s also the larger issue is how this shapes future law, regulations etc. That this isn’t a cut and dry issue politically also makes it an interacting story for me.