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This is a strange argument: I mean if TikTok were not owned by CCP and were a public company, I am sure a lot of folks in congress would have invested in it du
by cscurmudgeon 4y ago
This is a strange argument: I mean if TikTok were not owned by CCP and were a public company, I am sure a lot of folks in congress would have invested in it due to its size.
- data-abuse 4y agoBig tech has ingratiated themselves with congress by hiring friends and family, donating liberally to political campaigns, and staying involved in Washington with think tanks. In part, the campaign against Tiktok is a campaign for SF based big tech to hold the monopoly on people's attention. As a newer startup, Tiktok has not entrenched itself the way that other tech companies have in DC yet.
- cscurmudgeon 4y agoFFS, TikTok also have lobbied extensively. https://www.npr.org/2023/03/22/1165249928/tiktok-congress-hearing-lobbyists-infleuncers https://www.npr.org/2023/03/22/1165249928/tiktok-congress-he... > Tiktok's lobbying tops $5.4M in 2022 as it brings its charm offensive to Congress > As a newer startup, Tiktok has not entrenched itself the way that other tech companies have in DC yet. Any measure quantifying that? TikTok is not a usual startup. It has the whole force of CCP behind it. So calling it a "young startup" is disingenuous.