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Re:US lawmakers tell Apple, Google to be ready to remove Tik... by Cookingboy on Monday December 16, 2024 @03:28AM (#42429062)
>multitude of copy cat apps for their freedom of speech.

Except they can't. All of the other apps are under U.S. government control and have engaged in severe censorship on certain topics such as the Israel-Gaza conflict.

Even the politicians who voted for the bill have openly admitted that making Israel looking bad is the reason they are banning TikTok.

This ban effort regained momentum after October 7th, 2023: https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-media/tiktok-ban-israel-...

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Re:US lawmakers tell Apple, Google to be ready to remove Tik... by corimaith on Monday December 16, 2024 @06:40AM (#42430166)
You believe the famously pro-Israel 4chan /pol/ is under US Government control?
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Re:US lawmakers tell Apple, Google to be ready to remove Tik... by threeseed on Monday December 16, 2024 @07:17AM (#42430351)
> have engaged in severe censorship on certain topics such as the Israel-Gaza conflict

Then how are you posting it here ? Isn't this a social media network as well.

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