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Comment by ch4s3

13 hours ago

The US also has an enshrined freedom of association, and I personally believe the association rights of those users is being violated.

Moreover it seems like security theater.

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ericmay  12 hours ago

No we don't - and we stop free associations all the time. I can't call up my non-existent buddies in Russia and say hey you guys need weapons? Well I'll sell them to you. We ban NVIDIA from selling advanced chips to China or North Korea. We prohibit US citizens from bribing officials in countries like Mexico for permits.

> Moreover it seems like security theater.

Meh. At a minimum it's just an economic reciprocation. If China doesn't allow our wildly successful social media companies to operate in China, we can as a matter of trade decide to stop their wildly successful social media company from operating in our country.

  • ch4s3  10 hours ago

    You can call them up and just chat or go have tea with them. The crime there is evading a weapons sanction. Controlling weapons sales isn’t an infringement on 1a association rights.

    That’s a stupid trade policy.