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Re:Judge temporarily blocks U.S. ban on TikTok downloads fro... by dvdkon on Monday September 28, 2020 @03:52AM (#24614103)
Maybe if freedom of speech on social media platforms is an issue (it is, in my opinion), there should be laws regulating it that would apply to any businesses operating in the US, not just ad-hoc executive orders of dubious objectiveness.
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Re:Judge temporarily blocks U.S. ban on TikTok downloads fro... by causality0 on Monday September 28, 2020 @04:50PM (#24621075)
Personally I believe there should be a public alternative to most private internet services. An internet post office whose only rules are the laws of the United States. It's not going to happen, though. Google is too powerful.
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Re:Judge temporarily blocks U.S. ban on TikTok downloads fro... by gabaix on Monday September 28, 2020 @05:55AM (#24614904)
That’s an excellent idea. The issue is there is also soft censorship through algorithm tweaking. A law like this should require third party auditing of the companies.
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