I get your point but an unparalleled spyware tool being deployed by an adversarial, authoritarian nation on our largely unsuspecting populous is something the government should intervene over. Perhaps we would never see this support were it not for lobbying efforts by the likes of Meta, or a looming cold war with China, but that doesn't mean the move itself is a short-sighted proposal.

People should have the freedom to run whatever software they choose. That does not mean the government should allow a country like China to operate within the US. And of course spying done by Meta is a whole different conversation.