The TikTok ban is a betrayal of the open internet

Re:The TikTok ban is a betrayal of the open internet by epups on Tuesday March 28, 2023 @02:10PM (#35345370)

I see, so America should block and filter content its government judges to be adversarial. Shall we call it the great freedom firewall?

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Re:The TikTok ban is a betrayal of the open internet by throwthrowuknow on Tuesday March 28, 2023 @03:22PM (#35346436)

Big difference between preventing information getting in vs getting out.

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Re:The TikTok ban is a betrayal of the open internet by int_19h on Wednesday March 29, 2023 @08:13PM (#35365873)

Is it really? Both look like hallmarks of an authoritarian society to me: you don't want your subjects to have access to any information that might lead them to inconvenient questions, and you also don't want your subjects to smuggle out information that contradicts official reports.

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Re:The TikTok ban is a betrayal of the open internet by throwthrowuknow on Thursday March 30, 2023 @09:33AM (#35372434)

Depends on the information, do you want to open source the manufacturing process for hydrogen bombs?

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