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Re:The TikTok ban is a betrayal of the open internet by throwaway29812 on Tuesday March 28, 2023 @05:42PM (#35348330)
> And we're talking about TikTok content in America, not in Hong Kong.

Why? Is Hong Kong not worthy of the same rights to freedom of information as America?

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Re:The TikTok ban is a betrayal of the open internet by Jochim on Tuesday March 28, 2023 @05:55PM (#35348521)
If you believe that then put it into legislation and fine/ban anyone who doesn't comply. A number of US tech giants, including Apple, have been found to be censoring such terms abroad.

That's not what's happened though. Instead, there's a witch hunt spurred on by US politicians who can't tell the difference between Singapore and China.

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Re:The TikTok ban is a betrayal of the open internet by throwaway29812 on Wednesday March 29, 2023 @12:52PM (#35359908)
> A number of US tech giants, including Apple, have been found to be censoring such terms abroad.

Per request of which government?

> can't tell the difference between Singapore and China.

I'm sorry if this a reference to the TikTok CEO? He is Chinese Singaporean. Chinese ethnicity exists outside China.

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