Was watching Nik Reikeda stream tonight, and he was discussing the Montana law that bans download of the tiktok app.
Nik thinks the law violates 1st Amendment free speech. I have several bones to pick with him:
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Banning the app DOES NOT BAN ACCESS, either for watching or posting videos. You can upload a video via browser through tiktok.com. All the coverage I have read about this is completely glossing over this point, that the app is superfluous to using the service. It is a convenience, nothing more.
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App stores have banned social media apps before, Gab was kicked off both Apple and Google in 2018. How would this be any different?
Gab went a different route by operating like an app with only a shortcut link. It's kinda weird, actually. I don't access it that way, though, since I don't use my phone for accessing internet services to begin with.