"A country that cherishes free speech shouldn’t be eager to stamp out the ability of millions to express themselves on their site of choice. The United States should also be wary of setting a worldwide precedent wherein a democracy blacklists firms based primarily on where they come from."

washingtonpost.com/opinions/20

@drewharwell

Hasn’t China already set that precedent with their ban of all American social media?

@jackifus "China did it too" might be the worst justification for government censorship I've ever heard.

@LouisIngenthron

My point wasn’t to justify… rather, to note that any action by the US wouldn’t be “setting a worldwide precedent” as the article stated…

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@jackifus Now do the next three words after "setting a worldwide precedent".

@LouisIngenthron

Ha ha point taken

(Though India is a democracy and has blacklisted Chinese apps)

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