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   Lauren Weinstein (lauren@mastodon.laurenweinstein.org)'s status on Saturday, 11-Jan-2025 04:12:48 JST Lauren Weinstein

   ***** How a TikTok ban will be evaded. *****

   VPN use to access TikTok will skyrocket to appear to be coming from non-U.S. points. App updates for Android via sideloading will also become the norm when app stores access is eliminated. This will have the side effect (no pun intended) of users who don't fully understand the risks involved in sideloading being more vulnerable to malware apps.

   A TikTok ban as envisioned is absolutely anti-user and anti-freedom in every possible way. It's a travesty. Worry about MAGA Meta, and MAGA Google CEO Sundar, etc., not TikTok.

   https://www.wired.com/story/how-the-us-tiktok-ban-would-actually-work/

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     Joe Ortiz (joeo10@mastodon.sdf.org)'s status on Saturday, 11-Jan-2025 04:35:30 JST Joe Ortiz

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     @not2b @lauren I'm sure the US will order ISPs to block the domain and IP addresses network wide and root wide so the evading will probably be short lived.

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     Joe (not2b@sfba.social)'s status on Saturday, 11-Jan-2025 04:35:31 JST Joe

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     @lauren If someone already has the app, does the law require that ISPs and wireless carriers block the traffic? Not if I understand correctly. Seems users can keep using it but won't get updates. So perhaps a VPN would only be needed to get an updated version?