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One could say this ban is reasonable. Better to remove an app that is clearly linked to misinformation and spreading unrest in the US than to let the app continue to make it easy to spread lies and manipulate people.
That argument only works if it applies equally. With same grounds one could ban X or Truth Social as well.
I don’t believe X or Meta or any other large platforms should have free rein to enable foreign influence with falsehoods and misleading attribution like they do. A ban may not be appropriate, but it’s outrageous that X and Facebook are effectively used by foreign powers to pinpoint target propaganda to individuals to sway elections. This is unprecedented and must be responded to.