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No thanks China! (lemmy.today)

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 8 months ago (6 children)

The USA has a very strong first amendment. Cruise social media and you can find Americans literally calling on fellow Americans to overthrow the government. And these people are largely left alone by the government. Heck, a fair number of folks who were involved in the January 6th insurrection are still walking free.

Contrast to https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Chinese_dissidents#Detained_and_jailed_people

But yes. The US is absolutely not perfect.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

https://www.npr.org/2024/03/13/1237501725/house-vote-tiktok-ban

Advocacy groups, including the American Civil Liberties Union, have called the bill "censorship plain and simple," arguing that "jeopardizing access to the platform jeopardizes access to free expression."

At 27 years old, Florida Democratic Rep. Maxwell Frost is the youngest member of Congress, and he opposes the bill.

"I think that it is a violation of people's First Amendment rights," he said. "TikTok is a place for people to express ideas. I have many small businesses in my district and content creators in my district, and I think it's going to drastically impact them too."

The fact that Republicans started it is enough for me to be at least suspicious of why its even being considered.

EDIT: Also lol at "strong first amendment rights" when redneck states ban any books with queer or black characters. And lmao at "Strong first amendment rights" when people get fired for talking about forming a union, let alone even trying to make one.

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