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Professors sue Texas over TikTok ban, signaling First Amendment fight (www.washingtonpost.com)

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago (13 children)

The regulation in question isn't about speech; it's about installing particular software on government-issued devices, when using that software requires leaking the user's location & personal data to a foreign government.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (12 children)

If that is the case, we need to ban Windows worldwide.

Hmm, not a bad idea in fact, I'm in.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (11 children)

What non-US regime do you suspect Microsoft of leaking personal data to?

The US government is okay with companies leaking personal data to the US government.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Any with the cash to pay M$.

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