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1. Ars Technica (arstechnica@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 14-Mar-2024 00:10:14 JST Ars Technica

   Bill that could ban TikTok passes in House despite constitutional concerns

   US much closer to banning TikTok, despite users' protests.

   https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/03/bill-that-could-ban-tiktok-passes-in-house-despite-constitutional-concerns/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

   • Freevolt (freevolt24@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 14-Mar-2024 00:15:36 JST Freevolt

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     @arstechnica Although I'm concerned whether it's strictly on a legal ground, I cannot but be skeptical on that "protest." How? By cranking up their public "pranks?"

   • SaftyKuma (saftykuma@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 14-Mar-2024 01:42:00 JST SaftyKuma

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     @arstechnica TL;DR:
     - GenZ is not on board with business as usual neoliberalism and posts as such on social media.
     - Since TikTok is their most popular platform , they are going after it directly.
     - So to punish GenZ, they are enacting CCP style speech-squashing under the guise of protecting us from the CCP.

     The US Government is slowly pissing away what remains of its moral authority when it prioritizes destroying free speech over making sure the population is housed and fed.