• 520@kbin.social
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    6 months ago

    You joke but this has a chilling effect on all sm platforms based outside of the US. They just took a massive shit on the 1st amendment.

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      6 months ago

      They just took a massive shit on the 1st amendment.

      Oh, so the 1A protects Social Media activity again? When did it change?

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        6 months ago

        It always has, at least from US government. Have you not read the constitution?

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          6 months ago

          It always has, at least from US government. Have you not read the constitution?

          Oh, so we can agree that the US Government “asking” Twitter and other media outlets to interfere with the coverage of certain stories is also a 1A violation? Excellent!

          I do need to ask your opinion on this Supreme Court case though…

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        6 months ago

        Except this ban is doing the exact opposite. It’s only affecting US citizens. Foreigners are not affected

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          6 months ago

          Banning TikTok, a foreign controlled company, does not infringe on the 1st amendment. Freedom of speech isn’t impaired because of some dipshit social media app that actively fucks everyone except the Chinese government over.

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            6 months ago

            I didn’t say the bill did.

            Either way, TikTok is not the only avenue for the Chinese government to use to fuck us. They’ll just find another way, one that isn’t so visible and easily regulated. This doesn’t really solve much; it’s just going to piss people off by taking away their choice and push breaches of personal privacy into the shadows where the US has no jurisdiction.