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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Banning the one mentioned is partisan

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

The security at risk is that of the white tech monopoly my friend

[–] [email protected] -2 points 2 weeks ago

Because at least in America when a Billionaire buys a company they can kick the Feds out the were manipulating and suppressing information for 8 years.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Because communism le bad.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 weeks ago

Easy, you have a very different idea of what the "nation" in "national security" and "national interests" is than they do.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 2 weeks ago

twitter is american based, only america can subpoena their servers….
with tiktok, china can mess with their servers

[+] [email protected] -21 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

The Chinese would benifit from a worse US, the "south african" is actually an American, in the same way African American citizens aren't African, they're Americans from Africa. As a side note it is funny but also depressing to see how legitimately racist leftists are so long as it doesn't exactly match a very specific arrangement.
TikTok is brain rot
TikTok has an arguably wider reach than X
TikTok's target demographic is more susceptible to manipulation

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Breathtaking. However did you say that with a straight face?

[–] [email protected] -1 points 2 weeks ago

Yes. Do you have anything of substance to contribute?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

African-American usually refers to descendants of America's black slave trade. They are not Africans who moved to America. We don't call dutch born American emigrants Dutch-American. We call them Dutch. We don't call Chinese born American emigrants Chinese-American. We call them Chinese. Their nationality or continental heritage is usually how they are referred to. Calling Musk an African-American is by a long way, more racist than calling him unamerican.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I think 2,3, and 4 are correct but...

African-Americans aren't personally from Africa, but Elon Musk was literally born in Africa: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elon_Musk

[–] [email protected] -3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Disagree. I wouldn't refer to a black owned business as being African, if the owner was born in Africa, and is a US citizen. If the business was based in Africa I would, if the owner was not American, I might.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I mean you can think what you want but there is an objectively correct definition:

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/African%20American

[–] [email protected] -2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Explain how this is relevant to my point.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I'm not even going to attempt to explain it, you seem much too dense. :(

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Now you're deflecting.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago

If you say so, bud

[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 weeks ago

Look, the problem isn't China getting your data.

The problem is they're not paying a US oligarch for it.

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