This is a clear line and we fought Europe already over this in the last century. There is absolutely no world where we need a group of people telling us how long we are allowed to be on TikTok. It is inexcusable to think this way in a free democracy.

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vrganj 2 days ago | parent | next [-]

Part of a free democracy is that we get to think in whichever way we want, actually.

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mrits 2 days ago | parent [-]

Democracy depends on shared rules and institutions that limit what you can do in pursuit of those beliefs. There is certainly a line to be drawn of where our freedoms begin and end. TikTok is nowhere near this

	▲	vrganj 2 days ago \| parent [-]
		> Democracy depends on shared rules and institutions that limit what you can do in pursuit of those beliefs. I agree fully. As such, our elected representatives can set those rules, i. e. ban the sale of heroin or algorithmic poisons. > TikTok is nowhere near this In a democracy, you don't get to decide that by yourself.

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LPisGood 2 days ago | parent | prev [-]

We regulate gambling companies, tobacco companies, and alcohol companies just fine.

I don’t think it’s fascism to add another societal plight to that list