> I don't use TikTok at all, but what's with so much support for the government banning a piece of software in hacker communities? Where's the hacker energy fro

> I don't use TikTok at all, but what's with so much support for the government banning a piece of software in hacker communities? Where's the hacker energy from when the government declared encryption a "munition"? Where's the "fuck software patents" energy? Lawmakers like Richard Blumenthal have discovered that xenophobia is a powerful enough force that it will override people's other principles. Look at the comment sections on HN every time this topic comes up, and you'll see the pattern on full display.