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[–] testfactor 12 points 4 hours ago (2 children)

Well, the TikTok lawyers kinda said the quiet part out loud during their SCOTUS brief:

Mr. Francisco contended that the government in a free country “has no valid interest in preventing foreign propaganda” and cannot constitutionally try to keep Americans from being “persuaded by Chinese misinformation.” That is targeting the content of speech, which the First Amendment does not permit, he said.

It's not a great look for your app when your argument before the Supreme Court is "yeah, we're a propaganda machine for a hostile foreign power, but free speech says you can't stop us. Neener neener."

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 hour ago

They are assholes, sure... but are they wrong?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

that’s not what they’re saying, they’re saying even if they were chinese propaganda, it would be protected under the first amendment for americans to read what they want and make their own decisions….

but, nice 4th grader logic you got there.

[–] ByteJunk 2 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago) (1 children)

See, "I'm not gonna smack you across the face, but I totally could if I wanted to and you can't do shit about it" might not be the best way to clear your reputation as a bully.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 2 hours ago

unrelated but ok