Unity451
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Your Logic:
The dam has already leaked a ton of water into the city below, what's the point of fixing the leak now? I mean the city is already flooded.
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NYC Bans TikTok on All City-Owned Devices
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The dam has already leaked a ton of water into the city below, what's the point of fixing the leak now? I mean the city is already flooded.
surfzen21
macrumors 65816
Yep except on the devices that are specifically designed to use those platforms to get information to the general public.
We live in a time when getting info to the public is done through these channels, alongside text updates and phone calls etc.
The LIRR or MTA regularly puts out updates about track problems, delays, rerouting and accidents across the top socials. I see that as a good thing.
But if its not your job to provide that info then the social platform shouldn't be on your work device.
dannyyankou
macrumors P6
How is this fascism? They're city owned devices used by city employees. This would be no different than, for example, Walmart banning TikTok from the devices their employees use.
On the other hand, you can make an argument that a federal TikTok ban, which is being considered, infringes on first amendment rights. But NYC is acting as an employer in this scenario.
martint235
macrumors 65816
You can usually use a desktop with appropriate controls though.
Anyway I’m in the UK so nothing to do with me 😊
bousozoku
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Why would any company-owned devices outside of TikTok and other social media companies be allowed to run non-business applications anyway?
minik
macrumors demi-god
Not a TT user nor ever downloaded the app here, but I don't see any benefit for banning it on city-owned-devices. What if someone posting threats on TT within the city limit and none of the city workers have access to that.
That bottom part DOES look like a c… and the top part DOES look like a lowercase r…Decades in future we will all be telling our grand kids.. that this logo was the symbol of cringe.
1284814
macrumors regular
on one hand you got Tiktok
on the other you got data brokers, their ops are so good the FBI is on their client list.
really I don’t get humans.
on the other you got data brokers, their ops are so good the FBI is on their client list.
really I don’t get humans.
WarmWinterHat
Suspended
Any and all government owned phones, from municipal to federal, should have zero social media on them, from any company.
Wait, I get it, millions of the youth are probably primarily looking to go viral among NYC owned devices. I’m SURE I’ve heard the youths clamoring for that “NYC spice”. I’m certain that’s what they call it. LOL
Now, they’re being unfairly cut off from that font of clout! Who will think of (the ‘likes’ of) the children!!?
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Juicy Box
macrumors 604
I could be wrong but I think the person you replied to was referring to the potential nationwide ban, not the banning on government devices.
I agree with you, though, I find it strange that government employees were ever allowed to download social media to their government issued devices.
lyngo
macrumors 6502a
txa1265
Suspended
Yes, they bought it from Facebook and Google, and Twitter is so insecure it just leaked everything.
surfzen21
macrumors 65816
Last viral moment, fake PS5 giveaway, turned into a riot at either Union or Washington Square Park. 😕
surfzen21
macrumors 65816
I know some emotionally insecure people that leak everything too. 🙃
Just tiktok? City owned devices should be blocking basically everything that is not a city system or approved internet resource.
This is a good move. Why should tax payers money be used to provide devices for anyone working on tax payer's money and they could potentially be just sitting there wasting time watching videos for hours and hours on the tax payer's dime.
Lioness~
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everlast3434
macrumors 6502a
The problem isn’t TicTok; it’s China. The West is so reliant on the communist regime that we are effectively impotent at stopping their march towards world economic, military and strategic domination.
This is why Taiwan independence is so important.
TicTok, as well as other companies, including Apple, are required to share user data with the Chinese government which provides even greater data collection on American’s choice for content consumption. This allows influence through content creation. It further gives TicTok the ability to change suggestion algorithms to benefit the desires of the “evil empire”.
This is why Taiwan independence is so important.
TicTok, as well as other companies, including Apple, are required to share user data with the Chinese government which provides even greater data collection on American’s choice for content consumption. This allows influence through content creation. It further gives TicTok the ability to change suggestion algorithms to benefit the desires of the “evil empire”.
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