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TikTok reportedly plans ‘immediate’ Sunday shutdown in the US if it’s banned (www.theverge.com)
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[–] [email protected] 23 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

That would go beyond the ban’s requirement for app stores to stop offering downloads of the app, but not immediately halt use of it.

Before the tankies get mad about the "censorship" of the US while failing to mention the LONG list of things you can get straight up arrested for in China

[–] [email protected] 17 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago)

Or have a "tea drinking" session:

When I was able to speak to Ms. Wu about the "tea drinking" session (euphemism for police harassment), she sharply conveyed her sense of vulnerability due to the lack of interest in her stepping away from her popular Twitter account, stating,

Literally the only thing that was keeping me online for the past few years was they were worried it would make China look bad if they cracked down on me. Now that they know that I could be dead in a ditch tomorrow and no one would give a shit or say a word I’m 1000x less safe here.

[...]

Wu added,

After years of doing this without anyone saying anything, on June 30th, out of the blue, they send plainclothes thugs to my house. Surprise! They were real cops.

Why? because she's LGBTQ+, has a Uyghur partner, and has some friends in Western nations.

reference: https://www.hackingbutlegal.com/p/naomi-wu-and-the-silence-that-speaks-volumes

https://x.com/RealSexyCyborg/status/1177145458503737344