TikTok goes dark in the US

Re:TikTok goes dark in the US by alickz on Sunday January 19, 2025 @10:22AM (#42757755)

Americans are humans and all humans are susceptible to advertising/propaganda

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Re:TikTok goes dark in the US by bdangubic on Sunday January 19, 2025 @11:16AM (#42758335)

so we ban all advertising/“propaganda”? who gets to decide what is or isn’t propaganda if we gonna ban it?

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Re:TikTok goes dark in the US by alickz on Tuesday January 21, 2025 @10:07AM (#42780906)

> who gets to decide what is or isn’t propaganda if we gonna ban it?

in a representative republic that would ideally be the elected representatives

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Re:TikTok goes dark in the US by groggo on Sunday January 19, 2025 @11:15AM (#42758326)

this is the cost of free speech. it has to be, or free speech is meaningless. yes speech influences people.

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