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TikTok's argument is also relevant:

In its petition to the Supreme Court [snip] The app was like any other social media platform, it said, adding that singling out TikTok was discriminatory and arbitrary.




They probably also have a pretty good nudity filter, considering that all pornography is illegal in China.


Search on youtube "tiktok indian videos". You will probably campaign to make the ban permanent.


If the videos can be found on YouTube, the problem can't be with TikTok alone, surely.


well those videos aren't exactly the worst of the lot though


Am I going to get put on a list if I search that?


I agree


Eroding freedoms based on "for the children" is a slippery slope but in this case I believe it is well justified. There is a gross amount of what I'd call sexual aggression in these apps between primarily older males towards younger, often underage, girls (and boys). Users treat these apps like porn sites, whether its to view public instagram photos, private messages, or even public comments. If you cannot police the worst of these activities I do not believe governments should allow companies to profit off them.




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