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In burger corp (USA) the internet is censored to keep the people uninformed about different world events. (lemmy.ml)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 11 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Instagram, facebook, twitter, youtube, and reddit: all well-known for improving the mental health and attention-span of their users. /s

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 25 minutes ago* (last edited 24 minutes ago)

Literally the only "argument" you people have.

"Wah, the other ones do it too!" yeah, no shit, and they should also be regulated. I don't think anyone here believes otherwise. Maybe, just maybe, it makes sense to prioritize the one that's under the control of a foreign adversary.

And even if you don't prioritize it, this is the one that we currently have the opportunity to regulate, so why would we refuse that just because we're not doing the same thing to the other ones RIGHT NOW? Once again allowing perfect to be the enemy of good.

Do you see now how that's not a real argument?

It's like if a student got caught cheating on a test, and complains that they shouldn't get an F, because "everyone else was cheating too." Were they cheating? Maybe. Is it relevant? Not at all.