a) Using TikTok is not a right.
b) Removing the platform entirely is not censorship. Especially when everyone will just shift to Instagram, Youtube etc.
c) This was a decision made by the US Congress. It is by definition not authoritarian.
b) Removing the platform entirely is not censorship. Especially when everyone will just shift to Instagram, Youtube etc.
c) This was a decision made by the US Congress. It is by definition not authoritarian.
It is, because politicians voted for the bill have openly admitted the Israel-Gaza content is what pushed them to vote for the ban. Instagram, YT, etc are under U.S. control and engage in sufficient self-censorship when it comes the Israel-Gaza conflict in order to make Israel look good.
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-media/tiktok-ban-israel-...
Clearly the US Congress represents the will of the majority...
Either way, there is a large spectrum between whatever it is and "authoritarian."
The essence of my sentence was to be ironinc about any government institution not really doing what is best for the people but what is best for buisness and power.
Montana has one member of the house per 540,000 people. Delaware has one per 990,000 people. Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial/2020/data...