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Re:TikTok goes dark in the US by aprilthird2021 on Sunday January 19, 2025 @12:01PM (#42758818)
In the US propaganda is free speech. We allowed enemies of the US to circulate Communist newspapers in America during the Cold War because we believe the people control the government not the government control the people
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Re:TikTok goes dark in the US by chpatrick on Sunday January 19, 2025 @12:04PM (#42758864)
Guess we're not going to mention McCarthy...?
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Re:TikTok goes dark in the US by the_af on Sunday January 19, 2025 @12:35PM (#42759253)
McCarthy is an example of witch hunts, I wouldn't use it as a positive example.
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Re:TikTok goes dark in the US by chpatrick on Sunday January 19, 2025 @01:00PM (#42759545)
I'm just saying the US govt hasn't been historically that big on certain types of speech, for better or worse.
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