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WTF is going on with TikTok? (lemmy.ml)
submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
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The sequence of events as far as I can recall:

  • Trump promised to ban TikTok
  • TikTok was slated to be "banned" in the twilight of Biden's term
  • Trump says he'd give it 90 days to make a decision
  • Biden decides not to ban it, handing it off to Trump
  • TikTok goes dark
  • It returns, but if you search for something anti-Trump in the United States, you can't find it
  • Using a VPN will give you that content
  • Various news outlets are now calling it Trump's "Propaganda Arm"

What the fuck is going on? From a political or technological standpoint.

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[โ€“] 16 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Democrats walked right into his trap. I don't think they're controlled opposition but they sure act like it...

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  • [โ€“] 9 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Stop giving them the benefit of the doubt. They have shown you who they are, believe them. They are a fund raising party, their only allegiance is to capital.

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  • [โ€“] 1 point 2 years ago

    I think that's loosely true of the party in general, especially the higher-ups. But it's worth pointing out that at least some people within the party, e.g., Ilhan Omar, who differ from the mainstream and who are genuine leftists.

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