• Zron@lemmy.world
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    2 years ago

    The key line here is “abridging the freedom of speech”

    I don’t like TikTok. I think it’s an actual danger to our society in how it promotes the dumbest shit and encourages dangerous antics and conspiracy theories. However, I think it’s an equally dangerous step to let the government decide to limit or remove access to a foreign social media site. The road to hell is paved with good intentions, and while it might seem like a good move to limit access to TikTok specifically, that sets the precedent for removing access to other ways of communicating.

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      2 years ago

      while it might seem like a good move to limit access to TikTok specifically, that sets the precedent for removing access to other ways of communicating.

      That precedent is well established.

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      I think it’s an actual danger to our society in how it promotes the dumbest shit and encourages dangerous antics and conspiracy theories

      This is unrelated but I laughed.

      This is a perfect description of Great Old Party.

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      2 years ago

      I think it’s an actual danger to our society in how it promotes the dumbest shit and encourages dangerous antics and conspiracy theories.

      Now for a serious post, I’ll gladly sacrifice TikTok and a goat if that’s it takes to kill Google, META and the others.