• CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org
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    4 hours ago

    Remember when the youth hated censorship and overreach from the man? I 'member.

    C’mon, what do we have to do to stop zoomers from bending right over.

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      2 hours ago

      It’s an upside down world where one thinks banning Tiktok isn’t censorship and government overreach; but having the freedom to chose what social media to participate in, is.

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        50 minutes ago

        A yes, like the freedom to buy a Windows licence to run basic required software, or the freedom to have a TV that updates to include banner unremovable ads. The freedom to give all your freedom away, so essential for innovation. /s

        You’re argument is basically that you should have the right to to ruin yourself. Look, that normally has merit, because people know what’s best for them. But, I think it’s pretty clear that when it comes to tech people don’t know what’s best for them.

        Meanwhile, within TikTok, it’s pretty clear that censorship is openly endorsed. You can’t even say “gun” on TikTok, and god knows how much user information they have to “play around” with.