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Re:The U.S. Government Just Followed Through on Its Ban of D... by mikkupikku on Tuesday January 13, 2026 @01:34PM (#46605533)
> "lacking authenticity"

I am sharing my genuine opinions and perspectives. I assume you are as well. Let's keep it civil.

As for tiktok/etc, I don't think that has much of anything to do with ICE and has a lot more to do with squelching legitimate anti-zionist speech. That said, it does plausibly have a lot more to do with domestic protests than a DJI drone ban, which is hardly a blanket ban on drones, and really will do next to nothing to stop people from using drones over/with/for protests. By the way, the DJI ban went through the House and Senate with bipartisan support, during Biden's presidency:

https://dronedj.com/2024/06/14/dji-ban-passes-the-house-and-...

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Re:The U.S. Government Just Followed Through on Its Ban of D... by venndeezl on Tuesday January 13, 2026 @04:54PM (#46608784)
Nice job editing the comment I replied to after the fact.
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Re:The U.S. Government Just Followed Through on Its Ban of D... by mikkupikku on Wednesday January 14, 2026 @09:39AM (#46616550)
Did I? Don't think I did, maybe to correct some grammar. I don't change the meaning of comments after writing them.
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