Yohan Yuki Xieㆍ사요한・謝雪矢 on Nostr: The hashtag #BanTikTok has started to gain momentum in the #Philippines because of ...
The hashtag #BanTikTok has started to gain momentum in the #Philippines because of the recent muting/silencing of a renowned journalist's coverage of the West Philippine Sea issue. Which in turn also revealed that a music video / campaign of a local celebrity regarding WPS was also muted earlier.
See: https://twitter.com/inquirerdotnet/status/1797805477339820287
Hopefully, this is the spark we are waiting for to get this Communist China-controlled service banned in the country.
Unfortunately, one user shared a photo of a news report on how the DICT (Department of Information and Communications Technology) said that we should be careful with banning apps as these are simply technologies, and small businesses are using it.
See: https://twitter.com/MulatTayo/status/1797852740254937400
> ANC: The DICT asserts it needs to be careful in supporting a ban on social media apps, esp. since they benefit small businesses.
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> DICT: Let's not single out a particular app. This is just tech. There are evils in it, but there are also good things in it.
It was a poor attempt to deflect the question. Why? The topic was not about the technology, it was about banning [highly questionable] social media apps. There is a huge difference between technologies and services.
The public is not asking to ban the technologies behind “short form videos”. The people of the Philippines are demanding to ban a **service**.
#Pilipinas #TikTok #ByteDance #Pilipinas Pilipinas / Philippines (npub1uzq…0g4k) philippines group (npub1wqk…zv5t)
See: https://twitter.com/inquirerdotnet/status/1797805477339820287
Hopefully, this is the spark we are waiting for to get this Communist China-controlled service banned in the country.
Unfortunately, one user shared a photo of a news report on how the DICT (Department of Information and Communications Technology) said that we should be careful with banning apps as these are simply technologies, and small businesses are using it.
See: https://twitter.com/MulatTayo/status/1797852740254937400
> ANC: The DICT asserts it needs to be careful in supporting a ban on social media apps, esp. since they benefit small businesses.
>
> DICT: Let's not single out a particular app. This is just tech. There are evils in it, but there are also good things in it.
It was a poor attempt to deflect the question. Why? The topic was not about the technology, it was about banning [highly questionable] social media apps. There is a huge difference between technologies and services.
The public is not asking to ban the technologies behind “short form videos”. The people of the Philippines are demanding to ban a **service**.
#Pilipinas #TikTok #ByteDance #Pilipinas Pilipinas / Philippines (npub1uzq…0g4k) philippines group (npub1wqk…zv5t)