Comment on What a TikTok Ban Would Mean for the U.S. Defense of an Open Internet

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Bricriu@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

Interesting article. I think the money quotes that shifted my POV a little were these:

It has become a leading source of information in this country. About one-third of Americans under 30 regularly get their news from it.

and

American law has long restricted foreign ownership of television or radio stations, even by companies based in friendly countries. “Limits on foreign ownership have been a part of federal communications policy for more than a century,”

It does place the ban in some more relevant historical context.

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