The US is taking more control over social media, more than the government ever had over traditional media. This is similar to how the switch to the digital medium has been used as an opportunity to weaken the fourth amendment.
Re:TikTok goes dark in the US
by ospider on Monday January 20, 2025 @12:28AM
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I agree that the US is going to the wrong direction. I was just saying that what China did is a bad example, not a justification for other governments.
https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/26/politics/social-media-disinfo...
The US is taking more control over social media, more than the government ever had over traditional media. This is similar to how the switch to the digital medium has been used as an opportunity to weaken the fourth amendment.