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Re:US to ban transactions with ByteDance and WeChat in 45 days by Thorncorona on Friday August 07, 2020 @12:59PM (#24084081)
How is freedom of the press a fundamental right? That is a uniquely American idea.

Looking at Australia, allowing foreign companies (Newscorp) free reign over the press can have incredibly negative consequences.

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Re:US to ban transactions with ByteDance and WeChat in 45 days by will4274 on Saturday August 08, 2020 @11:51AM (#24092553)
From the universal declaration of human rights:

> Article 19.

> Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers.

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