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As "TikTok refugees" flock to RedNote, a U.S. official says the Chinese app could be banned, too (www.cbsnews.com)

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[–] Shortstack@reddthat.com 8 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

You can really tell who controls CNNs leash from this story.

And frankly, the law Biden signed to ban TikTok could apply to a lot of foreign social media apps and they're not preemptively banning any of those. Just the one Americans are using right now.

National security threat indeed. Actions speak.

Rednote being wholly located in China is arguably a feature because it's outside of the jurisdiction of this law. The government can demand divestment but the only way we could be "protected" is if they go mask off and reveal the actual goal, a great American firewall.

[–] TrashGoblin@hexbear.net 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I know the law allows the president to add more sites sithout further legislation; could they force the major app stores to remove XHS?

[–] Shortstack@reddthat.com 5 points 2 weeks ago

I think that’s the only play they have without revealing their hand.

But that’ll just lead to pissed off Americans figuring out en masse how to sideload apps which is even more problematic if your goal is controlling content.