That argument can be applied widely, no? In the extreme it becomes: “you’re free to say whatever you want, just as long no-one can hear you”.
So it becomes a question of magnitude of the censorship. If the argument pro this ban is to counter propaganda, I fail to see the distinction between this and facebook or tiktok or …
Like I said, I’m not for this ban. In my view what ever reason is used to ban TikTok should then apply to every other social media aswell. I don’t want the government to dictate which content I’m allowed to consume - I should be free to decide for myself. I simply don’t view this issue thru the lens of free speech.
It’s similar to banning porn. While it’s objectively bad for you, so is drinking gasoline and that’s not illegal either. If you want to drink gasoline you should be allowed to.
That argument can be applied widely, no? In the extreme it becomes: “you’re free to say whatever you want, just as long no-one can hear you”.
So it becomes a question of magnitude of the censorship. If the argument pro this ban is to counter propaganda, I fail to see the distinction between this and facebook or tiktok or …
Like I said, I’m not for this ban. In my view what ever reason is used to ban TikTok should then apply to every other social media aswell. I don’t want the government to dictate which content I’m allowed to consume - I should be free to decide for myself. I simply don’t view this issue thru the lens of free speech.
It’s similar to banning porn. While it’s objectively bad for you, so is drinking gasoline and that’s not illegal either. If you want to drink gasoline you should be allowed to.