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Re:TikTok says it is restoring service for U.S. users by idiotsecant on Sunday January 19, 2025 @03:52PM (#42761676)
This is silly. The EFF and ACLU do amazing and important work every day.
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Re:TikTok says it is restoring service for U.S. users by jmye on Sunday January 19, 2025 @04:08PM (#42761836)
And yet here they are, trying to pretend that a foreign government’s ability to run psyops is protected speech.
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Re:TikTok says it is restoring service for U.S. users by archagon on Sunday January 19, 2025 @04:30PM (#42762076)
Why do you think they are pretending? Many of us agree with them.

I think “trying to pretend” is just one of those thought terminating cliches to pretend that you have a winning argument.

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Re:TikTok says it is restoring service for U.S. users by ricardobeat on Sunday January 19, 2025 @04:00PM (#42761756)
The use of the “useful idiot” trope tells you all you need to know about their opinions on any kind of entity dedicated to social issues.
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