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Senate passes TikTok ban bill, sending it to Biden, who has already committed to signing it (www.theverge.com)
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[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 4 points 7 months ago

Sure, and the more general it is, the more likely the government can get away with shady stuff, like the NSA did with the FISA rubber stamp courts.

This doesn't seem nearly as bad as that, but I also don't think the stakes are all that high if they make things too specific.