You realize the Feds can now Censor Free Republic?

By Free Republic | Created at 2025-01-18 09:07:22 | Updated at 2025-01-18 12:23:22 3 hours ago
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You realize the Feds can now Censor Free Republic?
FR (For how long?) ^ | Jan 18 | RF

Posted on 01/18/2025 12:52:12 AM PST by RandFan

Dismayed by the amount of support the TikTok Ban is getting and a Unanimous decision by the men and women in black robes further alarms me and will just embolden the Feds and Congress to engage in more online censorship.

How come some (most?) Freepers don't see this? Are you still watching the networks and believing the foreign entity stuff?

You understand that the legislation is broader than that?


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1 posted on 01/18/2025 12:52:12 AM PST by RandFan


To: RandFan

Libertarianism is a mental condition.


2 posted on 01/18/2025 12:53:22 AM PST by Nervous Tick (Hope, as a righteous product of properly aligned Faith, IS in fact a strategy.)


To: RandFan

How to say I’m an idiot without saying I’m an idiot (I’m referring to you, RandFan based on this post).

Of course Paul’s are funded by TikTok money, so there’s that.


3 posted on 01/18/2025 12:54:00 AM PST by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)


To: Nervous Tick

Thanks and I know it’s not popular but there are some of us dead against this stupidity of a ban


4 posted on 01/18/2025 12:55:05 AM PST by RandFan


To: RandFan

How come some (most?) Freepers don't see this?

Most FReepers are statist.


To: MinorityRepublican; ifinnegan

I’m sorry for being provocative but it’s the truth

That law they passed is a lot broader and now they have the thumbs up from the Supremes Congress is going to be emboldened

That’s the point im making even if I’m in the minority!!


6 posted on 01/18/2025 12:59:09 AM PST by RandFan


To: RandFan

haven’t followed this Rand. but didn’t the USSC just rule unanimously (that means Alito and Thomas, too) that this isn’t a free speech case? or are they all nuts?

maybe you can educate me. why isn’t the USSC defending TicTok because naturally i would take your position since this is a public square social media site. i know it’s a contributor to the toxic culture America is putting out today so the Chinese love it of course, but our toxic culture isn’t the fault of the Chinese. that’s entirely our fault as a people, imho.


7 posted on 01/18/2025 1:00:25 AM PST by dadfly


To: RandFan

8 posted on 01/18/2025 1:00:30 AM PST by Sacajaweau


To: RandFan

Thanks and I know it’s not popular but there are some of us dead against this stupidity of a ban

The law is unpopular. Hopefully, TikTok will shut down on Sunday.

I say that because 170 million Americans will get pissed off once we realize that we will no longer be able to gain access to our favorite app. There will be a lot of phone calls on Tuesday.


To: dadfly

They did and it’s regrettable. I can’t believe none dissented but I dont care i’m still against it and think this will make the censors even more emboldened


10 posted on 01/18/2025 1:02:28 AM PST by RandFan


To: RandFan

While I think you are right, be aware of just what the SCOTUS did. They did not rule on this to Free Speech’s detriment, they merely refused to rule. It does have the same effect as approving the legislation, it still leaves the possibility (nay, the PROBABILITY) of taking the legislation back up again in the future.

Maybe not on behalf of Tik Tok.

Maybe on behalf of Free Republic.


11 posted on 01/18/2025 1:04:02 AM PST by Lazamataz (The BEST birthday present I ever got WAS DONALD TRUMP WINNING IN 2024!!!)


To: MinorityRepublican

Funny thing is I’ve never used the app. Not my “cup of tea” but yes, it’s very popular


12 posted on 01/18/2025 1:04:09 AM PST by RandFan


To: MinorityRepublican

‘Most FReepers are statist.’

that is not true, imho. but to convince most regular FReepers, you have to bring the goods: the moral high ground, citations, logic, reason, facts and evidence.


13 posted on 01/18/2025 1:06:32 AM PST by dadfly

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