[Meme] Crushing Free Speech Before Even Taking Public Office...

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jan 03, 2025

Context: Bytedance/TikTok is a Threat to Freedom, Including Free Speech

Germany and the EU quickly (however belatedly) come to grips with what Social Control Media - including Fentanylware (TikTok) and MElon X - means to well-functioning democracy. Meanwhile in the US, however, someone who isn't even president is already meddling (through SCOTUS) to ensure that Putin- and Xi-friendly censorship platforms can continue to flourish, "trending" and basically promoting his agenda.

It's not January 20, it's January 3. The Web's role in undermining the will of the people never seemed greater. █

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