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ethbr1 • 01/17/2025 • 2 replies • view on HN

That's a convenient fig leaf.

There are 2 separate problems:

   - Lack of US privacy legislation
   - Security-sensitive systems and infrastructure owned by competitor nations
The existance of a different problem is not a justification to avoid progress on the original one.

PS: Curious how many total comments there are on this article. Either everyone is 3x as likely to comment on it as usual or something else is different. Ijs.

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trescenzi • 01/17/2025

But neither of those problems are addressed by a TikTok ban. If privacy legislation was enacted and it banned TikTok as a result the conversation would be very different.

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internetter • 01/17/2025

> Either everyone is 3x as likely to comment on it as usual or something else is different. Ijs.

Or maybe this story is hugely relevant to a lot more people than your average story? I find it hard to believe china is waging a huge phsyop on HN

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