> 1. you don't want govt to act for children because "parents"
> 2. you don't want govt to act for adults because they are "rational".
Yes. This is absolutely correct from my perspective. Parents have agency over their children. They are there to guide or, if necessary, inact tyrannical laws.
Adults have agency. Nobody is a victim of TikTok involuntarily. Adults are making a choice to use it or allow their children to use it.
From what exactly is the government saving US citizens by banning TikTok from the app store, or more generally? And how can we be sure that this banning power won't expand over time?
> But I contest that people are freely and knowingly giving that data to the CCP
I contest otherwise. Even if that is the case, how does that prevent the govt from acting correctly or morally?
People would love to pay no taxes, should the govt then tax no one? What kind of logic is that?
> The US government isn't saving their citizens from the CCP. They just don't want the CCP to have the data that Americans want to give them.
Strawman argument. Once again it is not just data! It is an oppressive foreign adversary that can push harmful propaganda. And has done so as pointed above!
> Regarding propaganda, it's obvious that it's content Americans want. They would leave the platform if they didn't.
Not all Americans. Americans want to ban TikTok. Thats who democracy works. The house has proportional representation.
> it's obvious that it's content Americans want
Nope, it is not obvious at all. In fact, the other way is more obvious given the majority (352-65-1) with which this passed in the House.
It is obvious Americans want TikTok banned or divested from China.
(You may be unfamiliar with democracy and how it works, if so, my apologies.)