Senate passes TikTok ban bill, sending it to President Biden's desk

Re:Senate passes TikTok ban bill, sending it to President Bi... by freeone3000 on Wednesday April 24, 2024 @03:34AM (#40141692)

If America truly wanted to protect the data of Americans, shouldn’t they instead have passed a law granting that data some protection?

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Re:Senate passes TikTok ban bill, sending it to President Bi... by verdverm on Wednesday April 24, 2024 @04:21AM (#40141914)

The point GP was making is not about protecting the data going out, but rather protecting against the influence coming in

It's reciprocal since the CCP has the similar policy towards Western social media

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Re:Senate passes TikTok ban bill, sending it to President Bi... by freeone3000 on Wednesday April 24, 2024 @01:39PM (#40147404)

Protecting against speech is fundamentally anti-American.

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Re:Senate passes TikTok ban bill, sending it to President Bi... by verdverm on Wednesday April 24, 2024 @02:44PM (#40148048)

There were media controls during WW2, free speech is not absolute, especially when at war

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Re:Senate passes TikTok ban bill, sending it to President Bi... by tantalor on Wednesday April 24, 2024 @11:39AM (#40145697)

Lawmakers unveil sprawling plan to expand online privacy protections

After years of contentious debate, the bipartisan measure marks a significant step toward passing a landmark federal privacy law

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