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minus-squareJeena@jemmy.jeena.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·6 months agoI mean, TikTok is banned in China too, so what’s the problem?
minus-squaredoubtingtammy@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up0·6 months agoWhat other media do you want to ban americans from consuming?
minus-squarezephyreks@lemmy.mlMlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·6 months agoDouyin and TikTok share like 90% of their codebase.
minus-squareJeena@jemmy.jeena.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·6 months agoSo? We share 98.8% of our code (DNA) with chimpanzees and you don’t see that there is a huge difference?
minus-squarezephyreks@lemmy.mlMlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·6 months agoConflating code with DNA is both absurd and insane. Most software does not have a common codebase. Most DNA does.
I mean, TikTok is banned in China too, so what’s the problem?
It is not.
What other media do you want to ban americans from consuming?
ByteDance operates Douyin in China.
So? What are you trying to say?
Douyin and TikTok share like 90% of their codebase.
So? We share 98.8% of our code (DNA) with chimpanzees and you don’t see that there is a huge difference?
Conflating code with DNA is both absurd and insane. Most software does not have a common codebase. Most DNA does.
Ok I give up, have a nice day.