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Nepal decides to ban TikTok::A Cabinet meeting on Monday took the decision to ban the social media app.

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[–] toothbrush@lemmy.blahaj.zone 71 points 1 year ago (10 children)

in nepal posting in "vulgar" language is also forbidden by law, as is stuff like stating that you are poly on social media, so them passing another overreaching censorship law is no surprise.

[–] bfg9k@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] ASaltPepper@lemmy.one 15 points 1 year ago

Found it linked in an article within the article here toward the bottom.

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[–] Gigan@lemmy.world 51 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I'm not surprised, it's Chinese spyware

[–] interceder270@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (6 children)

"A lie told often enough becomes true."

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[–] dingleberry@discuss.tchncs.de 37 points 1 year ago (4 children)
[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I have seen it's true face. Social media is an extended gutter and the gutter is full of ads and when the drains finally scab over all the vermin will drown. The accumulated filth of all their pop-ups and clickbait will foam up about their waists and and all the reply guys and soy boys will look up and shout "save us!"... and I'll look down and whisper... "No."

[–] RGB3x3@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Is that Watchmen?

I recognize that last line, but can't remember where it's from.

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[–] NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 32 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I don't really like Tiktok. But, forcing the choice on people probably isn't the best idea either.

[–] ilikehangers@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago (3 children)

It's CCP spyware. It should be banned everywhere.

[–] NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago (2 children)

There's plenty of U.S. equivalents. What's your point?

[–] interceder270@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

He's brainwashed into thinking giving Americans his data is better than giving the Chinese.

Must not know about PRISM, lol.

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[–] Teritz@feddit.de 6 points 1 year ago (13 children)

What about American Spy Ware?

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[–] ultra@feddit.ro 20 points 1 year ago
[–] terminhell@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago

I've had it, a long with X and everything meta/Facebook banned on my home network for a while now. It's been great.

[–] fne8w2ah@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago
[–] TheRealLinga@sh.itjust.works 12 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (16 children)

Yay! As a father, that app makes me nervous

Edit: wow just coming back to this, I think I may have just started a war

[–] LemmyIsFantastic@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Posted unironically on social media that does far less patrolling and safety restrictions for children

[–] Not_mikey@lemmy.world 31 points 1 year ago

Yeah but to be fair it's not like children, or even adults really, are flocking to this app.

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[–] yoz@aussie.zone 7 points 1 year ago

Nepal and India both hate China

[–] WhyDoesntThisThingWork@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Lol. I remember when Trump said he was going to ban it and everyone was like nooooo. This is so concerning for free speech. Now that it's not Trump doing it, everyone says: Great, everyone should ban it.

[–] moitoi@feddit.de 4 points 1 year ago

The motivations to van the app matter. Trump wanted to ban it to censure the "wokes". Nepal bans it to prevent the spread of hate speach.

Social media and mostly the mainstream ones became an issue for democracy. These private companies must moderate before publishing. We must take them to account for what is on their platforms. Social medias are responsible for what is on them at the same level as the people posting it. If they don't want to comply, it's a ban.

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