Power is a slippery slope. That does not mean that it has a single destination or that going down the slope is irreversible. It just means that reversing an imb

Power is a slippery slope. That does not mean that it has a single destination or that going down the slope is irreversible. It just means that reversing an imbalance of power is harder. Such a change can only be brought to a halt if the imbalance of power is small enough. The Overton window is a thing. That does not justify extremism if your goal is a functioning society. The Overton window says nothing about whether a position is right or wrong. It only describes what is acceptable and what is extreme. The average citizen is not a static thing. Russia managed to pull a partial draft even if the people didn't want it. People fled the country because of it. Because before that, all protests were swiftly crushed. It managed to do so because the imbalance of power is great enough that what the people want matters less. For comparison France is seeing protests for increasing retirement age by two years. It is better to be a citizen of France than a citizen of Russia. I never said that TikTok is not dangerous. Influencing the minds of people through TikTok is just one way to influence the Overton window. What many people criticizing this bill are saying is that despite TikTok being a danger of multiple kinds, this bill is also a danger for democracy. Not having ever used TikTok I will not speculate on which danger is greater, but this is not a dichotomy. Pass the bill as is or not are not the only two options. A better bill that addresses the threats while introducing less threats of its own is possible.