Ok so the general vibe was the us solicitor general saying “the ban is constitutional because FOREIGN ADVERSARY™ bad”, the justices (yes even that one (whichever one you’re thinking of)) saying “that doesn’t sound all that different from what any american app company has access to”, and the TikTok lawyer saying “y’all are scared about propaganda but can’t admit that you don’t like ”
Watching the United states’ neoliberal hivemind trying to synthesize the thoughts “free speech good” “corporations good” “China bad” is actually rather entertaining
So is the tiktok ban going through?
Ok so the general vibe was the us solicitor general saying “the ban is constitutional because FOREIGN ADVERSARY™ bad”, the justices (yes even that one (whichever one you’re thinking of)) saying “that doesn’t sound all that different from what any american app company has access to”, and the TikTok lawyer saying “y’all are scared about propaganda but can’t admit that you don’t like
”
Watching the United states’ neoliberal hivemind trying to synthesize the thoughts “free speech good” “corporations good” “China bad” is actually rather entertaining
I’ve only been listening for a few minutes, but it doesn’t seem likely at all based on the dialogue.