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[–] dylanmorgan@slrpnk.net 12 points 1 day ago (1 children)

So if an American company collects user data and sells it on the open market to a hostile foreign nation, and accepts money to run propaganda, that’s A-OK?

[–] FlexibleToast@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

That capitalism baby! I suppose Congress can at least control who Facebook et al. are selling to through sanctions and such.

[–] dylanmorgan@slrpnk.net 2 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

They could but they haven’t, so this ban is just racist economic protectionism.

[–] FlexibleToast@lemmy.world 4 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago)

I'm not sure what race has to do with economic protectionism, but it's really a combination of all of the above.