By American Civil Liberties Union WASHINGTON — The House Energy and Commerce Committee announced it would be voting on a bill this Thursday that would effectively ban TikTok in the United States. T…
That’s been my position as well. I absolutely detest TikTok, refuse to use it, and consistently tell others to avoid it, but I cannot agree to banning it. People should be free to use what they want.
That said, it should be banned for government employees on government devices and on government networks (and perhaps on government property as well). That’s not a free speech issue, it’s a policy of the government as an employer, and government employees should absolutely be free to use it on personal devices.
That’s been my position as well. I absolutely detest TikTok, refuse to use it, and consistently tell others to avoid it, but I cannot agree to banning it. People should be free to use what they want.
That said, it should be banned for government employees on government devices and on government networks (and perhaps on government property as well). That’s not a free speech issue, it’s a policy of the government as an employer, and government employees should absolutely be free to use it on personal devices.