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Re:Trudeau government bans TikTok from operating in Canada by aprilthird2021 on Thursday November 07, 2024 @01:25PM (#42079352)
But what you are describing is basically a magazine. There are editors who decide what is and isn't published. It's still free speech to be able to edit and publish a magazine full of whatever you want, and to present it as providing diverse opinions even if it does not
Re:Trudeau government bans TikTok from operating in Canada by lukan on Thursday November 07, 2024 @01:47PM (#42079580)
It is - and I think if the Chinese government would have a magazine with the same dominant market position amd reach, we would have the same discussion.
Re:Trudeau government bans TikTok from operating in Canada by aprilthird2021 on Friday November 08, 2024 @10:18AM (#42087490)
No, we wouldn't. In America, foreign-controlled news and media are allowed to be consumed by the public. It's a fundamental aspect of the right to free speech