The original decision to ban passed a majority vote in April 2024. So, notice given. Tiktok was given 270 days to sell or face this ban on the app stores.I’m okay with forcing a sale. I’m not okay with them banning it on short notice. Like it or not, many people earn their livelihood on the app. Shut it down tomorrow and you put hundreds of thousands of people out of work. They need to set a reasonable deadline for a sale to happen. Not 2 or 3 days.
This. And I could care less.The original decision to ban passed a majority vote in April 2024. So, notice given. Tiktok was given 270 days to sell or face this ban on the app stores.
As noted yesterday, the owners flipped the switch. It's a ploy. Their message on the app home page is political as well.I'm guessing very few people if any one here use TikTok. What are your thoughts on banning an entire social media platform?
I know the concern was they are stealing data and it's a "spy" application. Unfortunately, all of the major tech companies are also mining data from its users. It's good for companies like google and meta, less competition.
Do you think it's ok to flip a switch and shut down a company?
This is not China. That is a good thing.When China banned Facebook, Google, they didn't even have a procedure. Someone said that it should be banned. That's enough.
To be clear, the problem isn’t the app itself. The problem is the Chinese government harvesting all of the user data. That’s what the court rulings are targeting - the national security threat.I'm guessing very few people if any one here use TikTok. What are your thoughts on banning an entire social media platform?
This is not China. That is a good thing.
I know many, many people who are full time eBay sellers. A lot of them do 6 or even 7-figure sales annually. eBay is their only platform and has been for as long as 20+ years. Is that a bad business practice? Is it any worse than owning one store in a shopping mall? Or having a restaurant in a dying downtown area? Lots of businesses are wholly dependent on a single “platform” whether it’s online or in person.People whose entire business success rides on the availability of a particular app will always be at the mercy of who owns and controls the app. Is this a good business practice? I’l let the business owners decide for themselves.
Right, it isn’t.This is not China. That is a good thing.