Thoughts on the new RESTRICT act and it's impacts on MMO Players

[Vahlnir]

Sadly if it shuts down...a new one will rise from the ashes...like a Phoenix.

In life, the small victories are just as important as the big ones.

[RitsukoSonoda]

TBH the only reason I see for the US Gov to want to ban Tik Tok is because it's Chinese and denting the wallets of US based social media platforms.

If they do ban it then the next thing they should ban is warning labels... So many of the worlds issues would fix themselves if they just banned all warning labels... Stop fighting natural selection... >.>

[RyuDragnier]

TBH the only reason I see for the US Gov to want to ban Tik Tok is because it's Chinese and denting the wallets of US based social media platforms.

It's the rattling of the "China bad!" sabre. It doesn't do anything about Facebook selling info to corporations or foreign parties, which is what they'd also aim at if they really wanted to halt private information going to other countries.

[Jojoya]

why do people hate tiktok its alot of fun and is good for finding communitys that you share alot in common with.


I sware every time i see a tiktok hater they are just some old boomer that hates their life

There are other ways to find communities, like going out and meeting people in your real life local community.

Most social media isn't very good for holding actual conversations. A lot of people would prefer to talk with each other instead of simply at each other.

Boomers don't hate their lives. They just have different ideas of what they want their lives to be than you do.

Sadly if it shuts down...a new one will rise from the ashes...like a Phoenix.

There are plenty of other social media platforms out there for people to switch to. Congress is very unlikely to go after any that are based in the US or its allies. The focus on TikTok is because of its alleged use by China for espionage and gathering data on the US.

[Amenara]

There are plenty of other social media platforms out there for people to switch to. Congress is very unlikely to go after any that are based in the US or its allies. The focus on TikTok is because of its alleged use by China for espionage and gathering data on the US.

The other aspect is because Tik Tok is a Chinese company (which means it is beholden to the CCP) there is no effective way for government to regulate it like they could do with US based companies. That being said, government is so deep in the pockets of big tech that they don't regulate them anyway so...

[Chloe_Saunders]

There are other ways to find communities, like going out and meeting people in your real life local community.

Most social media isn't very good for holding actual conversations. A lot of people would prefer to talk with each other instead of simply at each other.

Boomers don't hate their lives. They just have different ideas of what they want their lives to be than you do.


There are plenty of other social media platforms out there for people to switch to. Congress is very unlikely to go after any that are based in the US or its allies. The focus on TikTok is because of its alleged use by China for espionage and gathering data on the US.

eh not really hot topic hardly has any real emo/goths anymore I mean tattoo parlors are a maybe but they expensive

[Mostly_Raxus]

does that bill even mention tictok? pretty sure its just the patriot act internet edition, it basically creates a bunch of laws that make it illegal to do anything online that wont be enforced unless you have "wrong-think" and they want a excuse to jail you. so the fear of the CCP is just allowing a new grp to be just as corrupt, cheers.

[RitsukoSonoda]

does that bill even mention tictok? pretty sure its just the patriot act internet edition, it basically creates a bunch of laws that make it illegal to do anything online that wont be enforced unless you have "wrong-think" and they want a excuse to jail you. so the fear of the CCP is just allowing a new grp to be just as corrupt, cheers.

All while they send money to a Nigerian prince that emailed them saying they'd pay it back and more later... >.>

[Bunnycake]

Oh nooooo where will the cringy kids dance anymore?

Bring back Vine!

[Sotaris]

So it's a US thing? Would it matter for the rest of the world where the game operates?

There are plenty of other social media platforms out there for people to switch to. Congress is very unlikely to go after any that are based in the US or its allies. The focus on TikTok is because of its alleged use by China for espionage and gathering data on the US.

Do you think they will go after Telegram too? It's Russian-made.