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that's a slippery slope. The Russian government is also justifying all of its censorship with foreign interference (this line of argument works with the Russian
by MichaelMoser123 2y ago
that's a slippery slope. The Russian government is also justifying all of its censorship with foreign interference (this line of argument works with the Russian public, just to note), take care!
- nvarsj 2y agoIndeed. It's the road to open government censorship. There is no grey area when it comes to freedom of speech.
- picafrost 2y agoI'm less certain that it's a slippery slope than it is a fine line. The government does not appear to have a problem with the speech occurring on TikTok. It is not trying to apply censorship or forcing the app to close down. It tried to force it to be sold away from its Chinese ownership. It tried to mitigate the possibility that a foreign adversary can use the app as a tool for its own interests. Had TikTok divested itself instead of shutting itself down the dancing would have continued on.
- MichaelMoser123 2y agothe state as such consists of many entities, all these entities are not all pulling into the same direction.
- whimsicalism 2y agodivesting was never a real option, why would you spawn a US-based competitor - and it would cut you off from all the global content? just never a real good option
- 331c8c71 2y ago> this line of argument works with the Russian public, just to note To a degree... I'd say western sanctions targeting the population as a whole were at least as effective in supporting the autocracy.
- MichaelMoser123 2y agoHard to tell if the sanctions are targeted at the population or at the military industrial complex of Russia. I am not an expert in these matters.
- 331c8c71 2y agoWhen you can't use your credit card abroad or be paid for your work from there I thinks it's pretty clear.
- r33b33 2y agoEverything's a slippery slope.