• Maggoty@lemmy.world
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    4 days ago

    I mean sure, if you can find any evidence they’re actually doing that. We have the best intelligence agencies in the world, both domestic and foreign facing. So where’s the meat?

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      4 days ago

      Well, there’s a law to block it, and our intelligence agencies are pretty secretive, so there’s a good chance the proof exists.

      I’m against banning it, not because I don’t think China is manipulating the algorithm (they probably are), but because I believe banning it is a violation of the 1st amendment. I refuse to use it, but I also refuse to ban others from using it.

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        4 days ago

        That’s the problem though. Under that reasoning they can shut down any social media app. There’s specifically a catch all in the definition to do this so they don’t have to pass another law.