> balance between national security and free speech.

This is an absurd framing. Free speech cannot implicate national security. If a social media platform controlled by a foreign government can manipulate the people so easily then you have a much larger and ignored problem.

> all of its national security risks

Which are zero. What you actually experience a risk from is the shabby way Google, Microsoft and Apple have put their platforms together. Designed to earn them money while utterly destroying your privacy.

> This outcome is worse

You're already in trouble. This outcome is a symptom of a much larger problem. The conversation around this is completely detached from reality.