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I think the actual internal business model is motivated more by the desire to capture the Tik-Tok audience than the Parler audience - it's much larger. However
by photochemsyn 4y ago
I think the actual internal business model is motivated more by the desire to capture the Tik-Tok audience than the Parler audience - it's much larger.
However, it is true that from a purely business viewpoint, you'd want a platform that was equally popular with left-Democrats, right-Republicans, and unaffiliated-independents.
- pjc50 4y agoIt has been noted that Tiktok is not on the ban list, possibly because of Elon's personal decision to reinstate "libsoftiktok", a prominent harrasment account. > equally popular with left-Democrats, right-Republicans, and unaffiliated-independents A large number of forces are making this increasingly impossible.
- richbell 4y agoRandom unfounded speculation: he also doesn't want to risk souring his relationship with China.
- yucky 4y ago> "libsoftiktok", a prominent harrasment account What? They literally post exact quotes that have aged poorly and/or posts that are evidence of clear double standards and hypocrisy. That's a public service if anything.
- charcircuit 4y agoHe didn't ban YouTube or Twitch either. TikTok isn't banned because it's not twitter like.
- minimaxir 4y ago> desire to capture the Tik-Tok audience The TikTok audience is the one that would also refuse to use Twitter specifically because of Elon.