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Nepal decides to ban TikTok (kathmandupost.com)
submitted 1 year ago by L4s to c/technology
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Nepal decides to ban TikTok::A Cabinet meeting on Monday took the decision to ban the social media app.

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[–] [email protected] 71 points 1 year ago (10 children)

in nepal posting in "vulgar" language is also forbidden by law, as is stuff like stating that you are poly on social media, so them passing another overreaching censorship law is no surprise.

[–] bfg9k 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Source?

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago

Found it linked in an article within the article here toward the bottom.

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[–] Gigan 51 points 1 year ago (9 children)

I'm not surprised, it's Chinese spyware

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[–] [email protected] 36 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Please ban YT shorts too.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I have seen it's true face. Social media is an extended gutter and the gutter is full of ads and when the drains finally scab over all the vermin will drown. The accumulated filth of all their pop-ups and clickbait will foam up about their waists and and all the reply guys and soy boys will look up and shout "save us!"... and I'll look down and whisper... "No."

[–] RGB3x3 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Is that Watchmen?

I recognize that last line, but can't remember where it's from.

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[–] NocturnalMorning 32 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I don't really like Tiktok. But, forcing the choice on people probably isn't the best idea either.

[–] ilikehangers 10 points 1 year ago (3 children)

It's CCP spyware. It should be banned everywhere.

[–] NocturnalMorning 14 points 1 year ago (2 children)

There's plenty of U.S. equivalents. What's your point?

[–] interceder270 6 points 1 year ago

He's brainwashed into thinking giving Americans his data is better than giving the Chinese.

Must not know about PRISM, lol.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (13 children)

What about American Spy Ware?

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 year ago

Based

[–] terminhell 14 points 1 year ago

I've had it, a long with X and everything meta/Facebook banned on my home network for a while now. It's been great.

[–] fne8w2ah 13 points 1 year ago

Good.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (16 children)

Yay! As a father, that app makes me nervous

Edit: wow just coming back to this, I think I may have just started a war

[–] LemmyIsFantastic 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Posted unironically on social media that does far less patrolling and safety restrictions for children

[–] Not_mikey 31 points 1 year ago

Yeah but to be fair it's not like children, or even adults really, are flocking to this app.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

Nepal and India both hate China

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