Comment by kelnos

9 months ago

> The government can fine American companies for carrying certain content

No, and no one is saying they can. The law says American companies can't do business with a certain foreign-owned company.

It is beyond settled in law that this is something that the US government can do.

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llamaimperative  9 months ago

It’s not a certain company, it’s a whole class of them (partially defined by POTUS’ whims)

Sure, the government can do that, and when doing so infringes on Americans’ speech or access to information, it introduces First Amendment questions that must be addressed.

“The government says CNN can’t post stories from BBC” isn’t immediately resolved by “it’s a foreign company.”

  • josephcsible  9 months ago

    > when doing so infringes on Americans’ speech or access to information

    But this doesn't do that. Everything that Americans could post or watch on TikTok, they're still allowed to post or watch anywhere else.