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TikTok set to be banned in the US after losing appeal (www.bbc.co.uk)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Well, there's a law to block it, and our intelligence agencies are pretty secretive, so there's a good chance the proof exists.

I'm against banning it, not because I don't think China is manipulating the algorithm (they probably are), but because I believe banning it is a violation of the 1st amendment. I refuse to use it, but I also refuse to ban others from using it.

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

That's the problem though. Under that reasoning they can shut down any social media app. There's specifically a catch all in the definition to do this so they don't have to pass another law.