• 0xD
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    8 months ago

    Banning software is not the same as banning books, lol. Books are passive ideas, software is active and can be used for espionage. You’re creating a false equivalence here.

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      8 months ago

      They’re absolutely in the same category.

      If the government can ban things in the name of “national security” based on little more than “it’s potentially dangerous,” what’s stopping them from labeling any platform that doesn’t censor information the way they want as “dangerous” and subject to bans?

      The government doesn’t get to choose what I run on my computers, nor do they get to choose what books I read, what movies I watch, etc.

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        7 months ago

        Oh yeah, the fallacious slippery slope again. How creative and intellectual!

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          7 months ago

          If there’s anything it applies to, it’s government overreach. Look at how the TSA expanded its violation of personal privacy in the name of “security,” or how the NSA and FBI have expanded surveillance of individuals. Look at the militarization of police.

          Once you let the government ban a handful of apps, it’s going to use that new power more frequently. That’s what bureaucrats do, when you give them a hammer, everything looks like a nail.

          There are so many examples of government getting its foot in the door and steadily expanding its control. That’s what it does.