The logical conclusion from @benthompson take is that Europe will also need to ban TikTok.
Why not ban American social media too? Because the US has a trusted legal system and there is no evidence these companies are actively using their algorithm to influence countries
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A good analogy is probably state television broadcasts. If 80% of the 10 to 30 year olds would watch Chinese or Russian state tv for 2 hours per day, we would also ban them.
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TikTok could influence elections? And it’s all right if Facebook does it?
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It’s never ok, but there is a difference in how you deal with likely malevolent vs incompetent actors
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