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You put zzzzzzzz like this is a nothing burger but the United States has never legally prohibited citizens from viewing news, books and information from foreign
by hnpolicestate 2y ago
You put zzzzzzzz like this is a nothing burger but the United States has never legally prohibited citizens from viewing news, books and information from foreign countries. It's actually new.
- shlant 2y ago> legally prohibited citizens from viewing news, books and information from foreign countries. Sorry can you point out where they are doing this? because banning tiktok certainly is not doing those things.
- Cthulhu_ 2y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_censorship_in_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_censorship_in_the_United_... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_books_banned_by_governments#United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_books_banned_by_govern... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comstock_Law https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comstock_Law https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Scare https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Scare I mean that last one doesn't mention any "legally prohibited" whatnots, but if you were suspected of being a commie because of for example being known to read the wrong thing by the House Un-American Activities Committee you'd be in trouble. Definitely chilling effects.