vegeta@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 1 year agoTikTok sues U.S. government, says ban violates First Amendmentwww.cnbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square80fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
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minus-squareares35@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agowouldn’t it be funny if tiktok ended up overturning citizens united. infinitesimally small chance of it happening, but it would be fucking hilarious.
minus-squarethemadcodger@kbin.earthlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoWith the way this timeline is shaping up… it wouldn’t surprise me anymore.
minus-squareInfynis@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoNot the hero we needed, but the one we deserved
minus-squareBuelldozer@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoWhy would it? The US is well able to ban flesh and blood people from the country so the idea that “Corporations are people” fits perfectly well with the ban. In fact it’s entirely consistent behavior.
…because corporations are people? Blegh.
wouldn’t it be funny if tiktok ended up overturning citizens united. infinitesimally small chance of it happening, but it would be fucking hilarious.
With the way this timeline is shaping up… it wouldn’t surprise me anymore.
Not the hero we needed, but the one we deserved
Why would it? The US is well able to ban flesh and blood people from the country so the idea that “Corporations are people” fits perfectly well with the ban. In fact it’s entirely consistent behavior.