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What a TikTok Ban Would Mean for the U.S. Defense of an Open Internet (www.nytimes.com)

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Global digital rights advocates are watching to see if Congress acts, worried that other countries could follow suit with app bans of their own.

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[-] jeffw@lemmy.world 47 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

This article is what made me realize the TikTok ban actually has a point. It isn't just about an open internet. It appears ByteDance is actively manipulating content.

edit: for the record, I was literally neutral on the issue until I came across this article earlier today

[-] Bricriu@lemmy.world 14 points 6 months ago

Interesting article. I think the money quotes that shifted my POV a little were these:

It has become a leading source of information in this country. About one-third of Americans under 30 regularly get their news from it.

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American law has long restricted foreign ownership of television or radio stations, even by companies based in friendly countries. “Limits on foreign ownership have been a part of federal communications policy for more than a century,”

It does place the ban in some more relevant historical context.

[-] technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 6 months ago

It does place the ban in some more relevant historical context.

Yes, the context of censorship, propaganda, and extremely violent imperialism.

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