• underwire212@lemm.ee
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    3 months ago

    False dichotomy. They could’ve been banned on legitimate pretenses AND other reasons threatening power.

    If they were legitimately only banned for “tracking the location in the US and gathering large amounts of data”, then just about every single social media service would be under investigation for the same reason. But do we currently see that happening?

    • ConnecticutKen@lemmy.world
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      3 months ago

      They’re owned by a Chinese company so the Chinese govt has this information. I’m not saying it’s a good reason to ban it, or that there isn’t another secret reason, or that American companies don’t gather the same information. This was the problem all along - China receiving vast amounts of information about Americans. Actually the US was probably worried about China spreading their viewpoints, now that I think more about it. IDK

    • Schadrach@lemmy.sdf.org
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      3 months ago

      Of all the social media popular in the US, only one of them is doing that tracking and is under the thumb of a foreign adversary. That is specifically the line drawn in the law. I’m actually curious if WeChat shouldn’t fall under it too?