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If the U.S. bans Tik Tok that defeats the purpose of an open internet

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The U.S. House is trying to ban Tik Tok which would be the first national ban on an app. Many Open-internet activists say that if the U.S. were to ban this app it would go against the idea of an open internet.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/17/technology/tiktok-ban-internet-freedom.html

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The heading of this question is an opinion, which makes it difficult to verify. However, a poll conducted by Reuters found that 46% of Americans believe that a forced sale of TikTok would constitute a First Amendment violation, which serves to corroborate your claim that open-internet activists find the ban antithetical to the idea of an open internet.

https://variety.com/2024/digital/news/tiktok-ban-poll-china-uses-app-to-spy-on-americans-1235989064/
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