• Sanctus@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    Wouldn’t actual data privacy laws stop this all the same? I can’t help but feel this weird song and dance avoiding the privacy argument exists so US companies don’t get in the crossfire for doing the same shit with your data.

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      7 months ago

      America already controls the TikTok servers. It all needs to be hosted on Oracle, and Oracle can see the source code.

      The ban makes no sense seeing the previous requirements.

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        7 months ago

        Where did you get the idea that Oracle can see their source code? That only applies if they host their source repository on Oracle, if they host the servers there chances are it’s binaries that are hosted on the server not the source code.

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          7 months ago

          May 2023 - TikTok Will ‘Soon’ Grant Oracle Full Access to Code, Algorithm

          (Bloomberg) – TikTok will “soon” grant Oracle Corp. full access to its source code, algorithm and content-moderation material as part of efforts to alleviate national security concerns about the app.

          Oracle will also begin monitoring the controlled gateways where data comes in and out of the secure environment it set up on servers to host data from TikTok’s US users, according to a statement from the social media company Monday.

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    7 months ago

    Wasn’t Facebook proven to give misleading information that led old people to vote for Trump that was ultimately from Russia propaganda sources? Where’s the Meta ban?

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    7 months ago

    Ok then, let’s sue for the Chinese ban of literally most of the Internet. Where can I find the court that gives a shit about countries who don’t wanna participate in other countries Internet toys and what the fuck are they gonna do about it?

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      7 months ago

      #1. The CCCP is Soviet Russia. #2. The requirement is that Bytedance sells tiktok (along with it’s proprietary algorithms) to a US based company.