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Re:Judge temporarily blocks U.S. ban on TikTok downloads fro... by dvtrn on Sunday September 27, 2020 @09:27PM (#24611965)
Devils advocate - there is no evidence that it isn’t already occurring in subtle ways.

This isn’t playing the “devil’s advocate” (which-the devil here does not need any advocacy) this is a request to prove a potential negative.

Can we please retire the tactic of giving the devil representation in such a blatant and cavalier fashion?

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Re:Judge temporarily blocks U.S. ban on TikTok downloads fro... by soared on Sunday September 27, 2020 @09:31PM (#24611986)
Language adapts to common use, common use doesn’t adapt to linguistic rules. But I see your point.
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