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Re:Supreme Court rules to uphold TikTok ban, setting stage f... by kube-system on Friday January 17, 2025 @07:13PM (#42744601)
Elon Musk doesn't have a military hostile to the US, nor are his companies controlled by any, so for the purposes of this concern, yes.
Re:Supreme Court rules to uphold TikTok ban, setting stage f... by WarOnPrivacy on Friday January 17, 2025 @07:55PM (#42744798)
When it comes to actual harm done to Americans (particularly via their own data), that harm is continually done by US commercial and government interests.
Re:Supreme Court rules to uphold TikTok ban, setting stage f... by kube-system on Friday January 17, 2025 @09:57PM (#42745403)
This law isn't a consumer protection law, nor does it attempt to be.
Re:Supreme Court rules to uphold TikTok ban, setting stage f... by qingcharles on Friday January 17, 2025 @07:22PM (#42744655)
He does take regular phone calls from Putin, the content of which we're not privy to, and he meets with the Iranian government on the down-low.

I think those alone would be grounds to at least take a close look at his access to Twitter data, his censorship choices and any input he has into the algorithms.