• Omniraptor@lemm.ee
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    9 months ago

    can’t find any western countries that have it banned for the general public

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      9 months ago

      Afghanistan.
      Australia.
      Belgium.
      Canada.
      Denmark.
      European Union.
      France.
      India.
      Lativa.
      Netherlands.
      New Zealand.
      Norway.
      Pakistan.
      Taiwan.
      United Kingdom.

      All have banned the app either from government employees to a nationwide ban.

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        9 months ago

        “You can’t use this at work” and “You can’t use this ever” are very different things.

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          9 months ago

          That’s correct. Not every country on that list limits the ban to just govt employees.

          How many apps has China flat out banned? Movies? The actual Internet?

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            How many apps has China flat out banned? Movies? The actual Internet?

            So what you’re saying is that 'murica is just as bad as China

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              Hardly. Banning one app for security is nowhere near as bad as blocking most of the entire world because you don’t want your citizens to see it.

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                9 months ago

                Are you even remotely aware of the level of spying going on in 'murica, by 'murica?

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                  No I live in a magical cave where I’m blind to everything, just like you are.

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        This is a bit dishonest. Only Afghanistan and India have banned TikTok from citizens and neither of them are western countires. In every other country you listed it’s just about government devices.