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johnjohn4011 t1_je5q03q wrote

Reply to comment by Teftell in US hands China easy PR win with TikTok show by HorrorCharacter5127

What are you even talking about? Chinese citizens found creating or selling unapproved VPNs have received fines and prison sentences anywhere from three days to more than five years.

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roflmaolz t1_je5su77 wrote

Want to know what the punishment will be in the Restrict bill? $250k to $1 million fine, and up to 20 years in prison. Also will be a federal crime.

Sounds a lot worse than 3 days to 5 years.

https://www.newsweek.com/does-tiktok-ban-allow-20-year-prison-sentence-1790932

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johnjohn4011 t1_je5tpqk wrote

Why don't you read the whole article lol. Those fines are not for individual users, while the three days to 5 years is.

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roflmaolz t1_je6rdqn wrote

I did skim that article tbh cause I'm at work, but let's look at the bill itself.

>(c) Criminal Penalties.—

>(1) IN GENERAL.—A person who willfully commits, willfully attempts to commit, or willfully conspires to commit, or aids or abets in the commission of an unlawful act described in subsection (a) shall, upon conviction, be fined not more than $1,000,000, or if a natural person, may be imprisoned for not more than 20 years, or both.

That sure sounds like it isn't for individual users. Sounds like the wording is broad enough to allow for them to use it against anyone.

And yea, btw, politicians lie all the time. Just because he said it, doesn't mean it's true.

https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/686/text?externalTypeCode=is&format=xml&r=15&s=1#id2c07eb4fac7349708176b749d75f9977

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