Close to half of American adults support a ban on the Chinese-owned social media app TikTok, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos survey that also asked questions about national security concerns and China.

Close to half of American adults favor TikTok ban, Reuters/Ipsos poll shows::Close to half of American adults support a ban on the Chinese-owned social media app TikTok, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos survey that also asked questions about national security concerns and China.

  • Dark ArcAEnglish
    22·
    1 year ago

    But the Bill of Rights does not only apply to US citizens.

    The bill of rights isn’t relevant here. TikTok is not a person foreign or domestic (citizens united not withstanding).

    And targeted bans are just a tool of government censorship that I’d rather not see wielded by politicians.

    This would be hardly any different from the thousands of import bans the US has used over the years. It’s just an app instead of a physical good.

    • SCB@lemmy.worldEnglish
      21·
      1 year ago

      Import bans are similarly terrible, in the vast majority of cases.

    • steltek@lemm.eeEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      We put import restrictions on groups of things. We ban cheese from France. We don’t ban cheese specifically from Jacques Cheese Emporium in Lyon but all other French cheese is okay.

      • Dark ArcAEnglish
        11·
        1 year ago

        Hey, I’m okay with banning the import of all Chinese social media apps if you are 🙂