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I’m from the EU, where there’s laws in place for some industries to put EU user data exclusively on servers that are in the EU. I’m assuming that the US doesn’t have that kind of law applying to TikTok, and that the US servers are an infrastructure decision by Tiktok’s owner company. If I’m right, then that’s your answer. If I’m wrong then they really don’t need to ban them.

For the record, please keep in mind that I’m not defending any party here. I’m very aware of post cold war yellow/red scare stories, I just don’t see how this inevitably has to be the consequence of one.

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frauddogg@lemmygrad.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

I just don’t see how this inevitably has to be the consequence of one.

Then you’re clearly not paying attention; but that’s to be expected of a Five Eyes vassal ig

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- flying_sheep@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  WTF are you calling me?
  
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  - GarbageShoot@hexbear.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    They’re being a bit antisocial and I don’t defend that, but they’re referencing en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_Eyes , an intelligence agreement among the anglosphere, and then saying you’re from a vassal state of that alliance (really just a vassal of the US).
    
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    frauddogg@lemmygrad.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    I have a very low tolerance for anglo bullshit and this thread is full of it.
    
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    flying_sheep@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    So “ig” means “inhabitant”?
    
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