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| | :As posted by [[Tulsi Gabbard]] about the proposed legislation to regulate TikTok: | | :As posted by [[Tulsi Gabbard]] about the proposed legislation to regulate TikTok: |
| | {{cquote|The Restrict Act not only bans Americans from using TikTok, it is a Patriot Act 2.0 for the Internet. It would give the govt unfettered access to all the data on our computers, phones, security cameras, internet browsing history, payment applications and more. It throws the Freedom of Information Act out the window, cannot be challenged in court, and criminalizes the use of a VPN with up to 20 years in jail and $1M fine.<ref>https://truthsocial.com/users/TulsiGabbard/statuses/110168460788792401</ref>}} | | {{cquote|The Restrict Act not only bans Americans from using TikTok, it is a Patriot Act 2.0 for the Internet. It would give the govt unfettered access to all the data on our computers, phones, security cameras, internet browsing history, payment applications and more. It throws the Freedom of Information Act out the window, cannot be challenged in court, and criminalizes the use of a VPN with up to 20 years in jail and $1M fine.<ref>https://truthsocial.com/users/TulsiGabbard/statuses/110168460788792401</ref>}} |
| | + | #TikTok attracts [[liberal]]s (particularly those who present themselves as self-professed "social media influencers") who make fools of themselves in videos, when they think they are persuading someone but have the opposite effect. An entire social media personality, Libs of TikTok,<ref>https://twitter.com/libsoftiktok?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor</ref> gained massive traction and attention for reposting embarrassing content by neo-Marxists and showcasing their stupidity. Libs of TikTok has 3 million followers on X. |
| | #TikTok, according to its CEO, is used by roughly half of the U.S. population, and the "bipartisan" show trial is nothing short of a statist, anti-democratic power grab antithetical to freedom of conscience and individual liberty.<ref>Lee, Carol E. (March 19, 2023). [https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/tiktok-now-150-million-active-users-us-ceo-tell-congress-rcna75607 TikTok now has 150 million active users in the U.S., CEO to tell Congress]. ''NBC News''. Retrieved March 26, 2023.</ref> Blaming the platform for excessive harmful content created by a minority of its users, as is the argument employed by numerous U.S. representatives, is grounded in as little sense as advocating the shutdown of Coca-Cola for incidents of diabetes. | | #TikTok, according to its CEO, is used by roughly half of the U.S. population, and the "bipartisan" show trial is nothing short of a statist, anti-democratic power grab antithetical to freedom of conscience and individual liberty.<ref>Lee, Carol E. (March 19, 2023). [https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/tiktok-now-150-million-active-users-us-ceo-tell-congress-rcna75607 TikTok now has 150 million active users in the U.S., CEO to tell Congress]. ''NBC News''. Retrieved March 26, 2023.</ref> Blaming the platform for excessive harmful content created by a minority of its users, as is the argument employed by numerous U.S. representatives, is grounded in as little sense as advocating the shutdown of Coca-Cola for incidents of diabetes. |
| | #The timing of [[Biden]]'s 180-degree shift to seek to ban TikTok, after initially courting it, suggests that [[Dem]]s see an erosion of their control of young voters due to TikTok.<ref>Pahwa, Nitish (March 16, 2023). [https://slate.com/technology/2023/03/biden-tiktok-sale-china.html Joe Biden’s TikTok Crackdown Might Not Work Out for Him]. ''Slate''. Retrieved March 26, 2023.</ref> | | #The timing of [[Biden]]'s 180-degree shift to seek to ban TikTok, after initially courting it, suggests that [[Dem]]s see an erosion of their control of young voters due to TikTok.<ref>Pahwa, Nitish (March 16, 2023). [https://slate.com/technology/2023/03/biden-tiktok-sale-china.html Joe Biden’s TikTok Crackdown Might Not Work Out for Him]. ''Slate''. Retrieved March 26, 2023.</ref> |
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| | #Tiktok software facilitates fair debate better than [[social media]] platforms, by allowing users to snip others' videos and easily respond. | | #Tiktok software facilitates fair debate better than [[social media]] platforms, by allowing users to snip others' videos and easily respond. |
| | #[https://www.inverse.com/input/culture/research-finds-tiktok-actually-favors-republicans-not-democrats-trump Research finds TikTok actually favors Republicans, not Democrats], 2020 article | | #[https://www.inverse.com/input/culture/research-finds-tiktok-actually-favors-republicans-not-democrats-trump Research finds TikTok actually favors Republicans, not Democrats], 2020 article |
| − | #TikTok attracts [[liberal]]s (particularly those who present themselves as self-professed "social media influencers") who make fools of themselves in videos, when they think they are persuading someone but have the opposite effect. An entire social media personality, Libs of TikTok, gained massive traction and attention for reposting embarrassing content by neo-Marxists and showcasing their stupidity.
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| | #Numerous prominent opponents of TikTok have demonstrated their utter lack of intellect to properly debate the most basic pretexts of technological functions. One North Carolina congressman was widely mocked for asking if TikTok uses home Wi-Fi.<ref>March 23, 2023. [https://sg.news.yahoo.com/congressman-richard-hudson-asks-tiktok-155425551.html Congressman Richard Hudson asks TikTok CEO Shou Chew if app uses ‘home WiFi’]. ''The Independent'' via ''Yahoo''. Retrieved March 26, 2023.</ref> | | #Numerous prominent opponents of TikTok have demonstrated their utter lack of intellect to properly debate the most basic pretexts of technological functions. One North Carolina congressman was widely mocked for asking if TikTok uses home Wi-Fi.<ref>March 23, 2023. [https://sg.news.yahoo.com/congressman-richard-hudson-asks-tiktok-155425551.html Congressman Richard Hudson asks TikTok CEO Shou Chew if app uses ‘home WiFi’]. ''The Independent'' via ''Yahoo''. Retrieved March 26, 2023.</ref> |
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