No media is being banned. The same content creators can create their content on another platform, or even the same platform, if that platform agrees to incorporate locally so as to be meaningfully under the control of legislation.
> So you’re okay with
Derail attempt ignored
> bring back Prohibition
Derail attempt ignored
Do you feel the same way if the government suppressing media on Twitter? Facebook? HN?
> if that platform agrees to incorporate locally so as to be meaningfully under the control of legislation.l
So now we are back to the government controlling media. Shouldn’t we also want the government to bring EU media under their control? Maybe we wouldn’t have to deal with cookie banners…
How am I derailing anything? Are you not saying that the government should ban TikTok because it’s harmful?
You're literally Just Asking Questions here, and I absolutely hate that term.
All it really takes to decide whether a government policy is a good idea or not is to think of how the political party you don’t agree with could use that power.
It never ceases to amaze me how willingly people are willing to give power to the government.
We're just discussing how this may be applied to a 'broadcaster' such as TikTok which isn't covered by the legislation that covers legacy media.
The only reason that government can legislate mecha over the airwaves is because public spectrum belongs to people and is licensed
Since 2017, U.S. legislators and the Department of Justice have required multiple foreign-funded news organizations to register under the Foreign Agent Registration Act (FARA)
https://cpj.org/2019/07/several-foreign-news-outlets-require...