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[–] iAvicenna@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

because they might interfere with the elections. oh wait...

[–] 01189998819991197253@infosec.pub 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

Yoo shut yer mouf, ya hear!

Jokes aside. Yeah, I've got no answer.

Edit: I do love the middle finger people are giving by hopping off TikTok (basically being shut down for being a Chinese company) and running to redd (a Chinese company) hahahahahha

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[–] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

That South African oligarch is a US citizen though and it hasn't been shown that he works in the interest of South Africa and South Africa isn't on the list of enemy countries.

Would you also want to prevent all naturalized citizens from owning a business?

[–] teamevil@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

If they are trying to influence the govt to benefit themselves, I'm against anyone owning a business.

[–] mechoman444@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago (2 children)

He's not Chinese.

Or so he says.

[–] finitebanjo@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

More specifically, he isn't sending all of the data to servers in China.

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[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

The security at risk is that of the white tech monopoly my friend

[–] henfredemars@infosec.pub 2 points 2 weeks ago

It's more of a financial security concern from the aligarchy POV.

[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Banning the one mentioned is partisan

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