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mrtksnyesterday at 3:51 PM2 repliesview on HN

If US wants to imitate China, they should imitate its industry not its restrictions to freedoms.

The ideal world order isn't the one where Chinese can't find out what happened on Tiananmen square and Americans can't find out what happened in Gaza. That's a very shitty arrangement and I am shocked that the Americans are picking that as their future.


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SonicScrubyesterday at 4:29 PM

> The ideal world order isn't the one where Chinese can't find out what happened on Tiananmen square and Americans can't find out what happened in Gaza.

I don't see how this law banning a social media site brings us at all closer to a world where Americans cannot get access to accurate information about major global conflicts. This is so far down the imagined "slippery slope" as to be absurd. In fact, I'd strongly argue that this law would achieve the opposite. If you're relying on Tik Tok for accurate information like this, then you are opening yourself to echo chambers, biased takes, and outright propaganda. There are many excellent sources out there in America freely available and easily accessible.

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airstrikeyesterday at 3:58 PM

Luckily nobody needs TikTok to find out what happened in Gaza.

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