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Re:House passes bill to force TikTok sale from Chinese owner... by JumpCrisscross on Wednesday March 13, 2024 @11:45AM (#39692819)
> limiting the information US Citizens can get from the outside world

Nothing is being censored. TikTok.com will still work. This bill limits TikTok’s distribution, not existence nor even access to Americans.

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Re:House passes bill to force TikTok sale from Chinese owner... by grecy on Wednesday March 13, 2024 @01:08PM (#39694226)
> This bill limits TikTok’s distribution, not existence nor even access to Americans.

Wait for it.

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Re:House passes bill to force TikTok sale from Chinese owner... by JumpCrisscross on Wednesday March 13, 2024 @02:08PM (#39695102)
By that logic we shouldn’t have speed limits because it’s a slippery slope to banning cars.
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