I am no legal expert but the "Ban Tiktok" act (the actual name is the "RESTRICT Act") is wild even to a layman reader. Its details are not covered by media, it has bipartisan support, almost guaranteeing its ratification.
They can also deem any foreign government an adversary without informing congress and everything they do is explicitly excluded from FOIA (Freedom of Information Act).
So no red flags at all.
If a person is found in violation, they can put them in jail for 20 years, fine them $1M, and seize their property. This is not within a court of law, but a fine, issued by the secretary of commerce, so legal remedies will be challenging.
It has less to do with TikTok as you might think and makes the Patriot Act look tame: It gives the US government the ability to go after anyone they deem to be a national security risk (ANY risk, not significant or major or something like that - the language is extremely broad).
Looking at the capabilities of ChatGPT, I assume that within 2-3 years, all social platforms will consist of at least 50% bots talking to each other. Would not be surprised if this increased to 98% within five years.
@esaagar@krystalball Congratulation to your fantastic start! Proud to be a founding member of your endavour. Looking forwards to years of relevant information that corporate media prefers to hide from us. Kudos! 🎉
@jordanbpeterson
Dear Prof. Peterson, I really appreciate your content and contributions. I am a quality afficinado, I would really encourage you to get a good microphone for your YouTube videos. Blue Yeti or Rode are just two examples. Audio quality makes a difference.
@clementinegrhm @ginacarano As long as we point out the obvious hipocrisy of a company that cheers to a chinese province that actually does abhorrent deeds in their internment camps and shrinks their black actor in their poster to accomodate a regime I am confident that they actually get nervous.
@MathasGames Again, she was not comparing the current situation to the holocaust, she was comparing the current situation to the slippery slope that led to the holocaust. The picture was the end result. Gina was talking about the way going there.