ToTok, an Emirati messaging app, is the latest escalation of a digital arms race

Re:ToTok, an Emirati messaging app, is the latest escalation... by baddox on Monday December 23, 2019 @01:47PM (#21866013)

That should be a hint that the government he makes fun of does not feel threatened by his comedy, which probably means that the government's position of power is so strong that being mocked and even derided for its negative qualities does not constitute a threat. Whether that's a good thing is, I suppose, a matter of perspective.

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Re:ToTok, an Emirati messaging app, is the latest escalation... by pathseeker on Monday December 23, 2019 @02:00PM (#21866161)

Nope, it just means that the US has free speech and there is nothing the government can do about it without massive public backlash.

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Re:ToTok, an Emirati messaging app, is the latest escalation... by baddox on Monday December 23, 2019 @02:11PM (#21866284)

Is there evidence to suggest that the US government will not suppress speech that they deem to be a threat to their power? There was rampant blatant suppression of supposedly communist-friendly speech in the 1950s and 1960s. Does anyone think this has significantly changed? For a more recent example, see how the US government handled the leaking of its diplomatic cables, something which (unlike late night comedy) actually threatens the reputation of the US government.

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