• CharmOffensive@lemm.ee
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    2 months ago

    How about you create robust legislation about data collection instead of banning one app in particular because you don’t like the colour of the owners?

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      2 months ago

      Lol that’s way more work than the US is able to handle at the moment. I’ll take imperfect decisions now rather than hypothetical perfect decisions in the future. Also, you’re the one bringing up racism.

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        2 months ago

        I am bringing up racism, as so much of the support for this ban is racially motivated. The Republicans have been using sinophobia as a wedge to whip its own base into a “yellow peril” frenzy, with COVID being the real catalyst.

        This isn’t an imperfect, but well meaning decision. It’s xenophobia mixed with American social media oligarch protectionism.