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Re:House passes bill to force TikTok sale from Chinese owner... by JoeAltmaier on Wednesday March 13, 2024 @11:49AM (#39692907)
It's a different world than the one where our ideas of freedom were born in.

Used to be we were talking about somebody on a soapbox in a park.

Now, it's a firehose of misinformation spread instantly to hundreds of millions. A tidal wave. A hurricane.

What should we do? How do we put the genie back in the bottle?

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Re:House passes bill to force TikTok sale from Chinese owner... by frumper on Wednesday March 13, 2024 @05:16PM (#39697629)
It's also a firehose of misinformation you choose to jump into. One can reasonably watch TikTok with the understanding that it might be good for entertainment or learning about things that don't really matter. It's a terrible news source, just like any other user content driven platform.
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Re:House passes bill to force TikTok sale from Chinese owner... by JoeAltmaier on Wednesday March 13, 2024 @05:54PM (#39698037)
Three-quarters of Gen-Z spend an hour a day. It's easy to say 'it's all voluntary' but at some point it isn't. It's addiction.
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