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minus-squareFlexibleToast@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down3·10 days agoYes, and that’s why US companies aren’t banned by the US. The foreign power having so much propaganda power was the danger.
minus-squaredylanmorgan@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up9arrow-down2·10 days agoSo if an American company collects user data and sells it on the open market to a hostile foreign nation, and accepts money to run propaganda, that’s A-OK?
minus-squareFlexibleToast@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·10 days agoThat capitalism baby! I suppose Congress can at least control who Facebook et al. are selling to through sanctions and such.
minus-squareAppleTea@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up3·10 days agoIf I wanna get my propaganda from more than one world power, that’s my right under the first amendment. Or it was.
minus-squareKusimulkku@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·9 days agoSame reason why China bans a shitload of sites. It’s fine when you do it to your own citizens
Yes, and that’s why US companies aren’t banned by the US. The foreign power having so much propaganda power was the danger.
So if an American company collects user data and sells it on the open market to a hostile foreign nation, and accepts money to run propaganda, that’s A-OK?
That capitalism baby! I suppose Congress can at least control who Facebook et al. are selling to through sanctions and such.
If I wanna get my propaganda from more than one world power, that’s my right under the first amendment. Or it was.
Same reason why China bans a shitload of sites. It’s fine when you do it to your own citizens