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Re:TikTok goes dark in the US by 331c8c71 on Sunday January 19, 2025 @11:53AM (#42758718)
> Propaganda isn't free speech.

Who decides what is propaganda and what is not? EU commissariat? And propaganda coming from EU is fine I guess?

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Re:TikTok goes dark in the US by mr_toad on Sunday January 19, 2025 @12:14PM (#42759004)
> Who decides what is propaganda and what is not? EU commissariat?

Like most things in the EU it’s overly complicated, but I think sanctions are decided unanimously by the Council, which in this case would be assembled national ministers of foreign policy or security.

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Re:TikTok goes dark in the US by chpatrick on Sunday January 19, 2025 @11:58AM (#42758786)
In this case the democratically elected US Congress.
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