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ExistingCarry4868 t1_j0y44wg wrote

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Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc. should also be banned. Why would it be fine for a private corporation to spy on government officials as long as the company was based in the US?

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ultima-ratio-populi t1_j0yg1tp wrote

Private corporations run the country. Many of the internet companies in the US cooperate with NSA. Government regulators often get offered high-paying jobs in the industries they regulate, they call it the revolving door.

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MineralPoint t1_j0zbh3z wrote

Because, we have very limited oversight, influence and control over a foreign corporation. Especially, with one that has links to an adversarial government. Normally, not a big deal for most things outside of national defense. However, SM is the atomic bomb of propaganda - the most powerful weapon ever built. Thinking of it that way, allowing US contractors to build, maintain and sometimes test those weapons on US soil is one thing. Imagine if we were letting China do that (we are), it's inconceivable. Full disclosure, I actually love TT and know that when it gets banned a good enough clone (not named FB Reels) will take its place.

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