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Re:House passes bill to force TikTok sale from Chinese owner... by rusty_venture on Wednesday March 13, 2024 @11:43AM (#39692787)
>> Emulating the policies of a country 'we' think 'is bad' isn't great policy.

The paradox of tolerance.

>> A highly politicised Supreme Court, a violent attack on the Capitol, a lot of people who don't accept or believe the election result.

2 out of 3 of these were precipitated by foreign influence campaigns on social media actively undermining Americans' trust in our political institutions, so yeah, prohibiting foreign-owned social media networks in advance of the upcoming election is definitely a step in the right direction.

Re:House passes bill to force TikTok sale from Chinese owner... by basisword on Wednesday March 13, 2024 @11:50AM (#39692929)
>> 2 out of 3 of these were precipitated by foreign influence campaigns on social media actively undermining Americans' trust in our political institutions

Why is nothing being done about Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Truth Social, etc. etc? There are more users on Facebook alone.