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Re:Celebrities say they are being censored by TikTok after s... by rvnx on Tuesday January 27, 2026 @05:00AM (#46777797)
Happening because TikTok is under US laws. Use https://www.douyin.com/ then.

And if they wouldn’t, they would be blocked or prevented of doing business in the US.

Re:Celebrities say they are being censored by TikTok after s... by SanjayMehta on Tuesday January 27, 2026 @05:04AM (#46777832)
Laws? Rules based order.
Re:Celebrities say they are being censored by TikTok after s... by throwaway2056 on Tuesday January 27, 2026 @05:26AM (#46778029)
Rules of DJT, SV, FAANG.
Re:Celebrities say they are being censored by TikTok after s... by saubeidl on Tuesday January 27, 2026 @05:14AM (#46777916)
US laws, hmm.

Wasn't there something about an amendment to their constitution? I believe it might've even been the first? Something about freedom of speech?

Maybe I'm just misremembering, but I could've sworn conservatives kept harping on about it.

Re:Celebrities say they are being censored by TikTok after s... by defrost on Tuesday January 27, 2026 @05:23AM (#46778001)
The Constitution is silent on the matter of the cutting room floor and Ellison lawnmowers.

It only restricts the Federal government (later extended to state governments IIRC?)

This is one of many reasons Federal government is now partnered with private business.

Re:Celebrities say they are being censored by TikTok after s... by 0xy on Tuesday January 27, 2026 @05:22AM (#46777987)
Did you have the same concerns when Biden's DoJ was colluding with social media to censor narratives they didn't like politically?

https://judiciary.house.gov/media/press-releases/google-admi...

Re:Celebrities say they are being censored by TikTok after s... by filoeleven on Tuesday January 27, 2026 @08:21AM (#46779609)
You mean "politely asking social media to censor narratives, with the implied force of the federal government if they choose not to comply." Which every administration has done since social media became a thing.
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Re:Celebrities say they are being censored by TikTok after s... by 0x3f on Tuesday January 27, 2026 @05:20AM (#46777972)
Generally speaking, threats and calls to violence are legal. Only a subset are illegal.
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Re:Celebrities say they are being censored by TikTok after s... by 0x3f on Tuesday January 27, 2026 @05:32AM (#46778089)
Possibly the police will come bother you, but you're not being convicted.
Re:Celebrities say they are being censored by TikTok after s... by SilverElfin on Tuesday January 27, 2026 @05:34AM (#46778120)
You should use Google and try to understand what the person you’re replying to is saying. Because they’re correct and there’s a nuance to it under the law.