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Re:Bipartisan Legislation to Ban TikTok by II2II on Tuesday December 13, 2022 @01:07PM (#33973070)
You do realize that this would effectively ban American apps outside of the US? I live in a country that is quite cozy with the US, yet our governments usually have to reject American software since there is no protection for our citizens. Now imagine that applied to the population as a whole.
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Re:Bipartisan Legislation to Ban TikTok by dismantlethesun on Tuesday December 13, 2022 @03:06PM (#33974926)
Hey that's awesome. Laws should be harmonized or else cross border trade should be restricted.

No sense in giving the market to apps that are illegal in your country just because they operate on the internet.

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Re:Bipartisan Legislation to Ban TikTok by ashwagary on Tuesday December 13, 2022 @11:59PM (#33980185)
So Americans should only be as free as the least free countries? Not a smart move.
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Re:Bipartisan Legislation to Ban TikTok by dismantlethesun on Wednesday December 14, 2022 @03:57AM (#33981413)
Americans should be as free as the government they elect chooses to enforce via law.

For decades, the US has been a leader in global policy so there is no reason to think of them helplessly bowing to North Korea in the fu.

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Re:Bipartisan Legislation to Ban TikTok by dismantlethesun on Wednesday December 14, 2022 @10:08AM (#33984418)
in the future.
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