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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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