We know that a lot of politicians (and media folks) in the US are pushing to ban TikTok. It has seemed notable, of course, that European countries don’t seem all that worried about TikTok, which sh…

We know that a lot of politicians (and media folks) in the US are pushing to ban TikTok. It has seemed notable, of course, that European countries don’t seem all that worried about TikTok, which sh…

  • BarqsHasBite@lemmy.caEnglish
    101·
    8 months ago

    … That’s how things start. You generally talk about things first, you have a conversation, and then you make a proposal. This whole thing seems to be complaining about timing or something. The US went really fast to the actual proposal for some reason, other countries are still talking.

    • BrikoXOPMEnglish
      48·
      8 months ago
      1. It’s just a call for a talk by the intelligence committee, not an actual talk.
      2. It’s happening on local level in Germany, not the EU.
      3. A bunch of EU countries banned TikTok from government devices, EU banned it from staff member devices, but at no point there was talk about general ban of TikTok under DSA or new law.

      EU has started the process of banning it as well.

      If you have any information to prove me wrong, I’m open to hearing it.

      • BarqsHasBite@lemmy.caEnglish
        91·
        8 months ago

        Again, the start of everything is to talk. That you are not satisfied that the talks are not fast enough, or widespread enough, or whatever doesn’t mean what you are claiming.