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How does this even make sense? This bill would be perfectly happy selling TikTok to Meta even, it's not killing social media it's just telling China to GTFO.

greenavocado 2y ago
The actual purpose of this sale is for the intelligence services to stop the illumination of hypocrisy and crimes of the ruling elite.
- nullindividual 2y ago
  How do you come to that conclusion? I can rant and rave here about the shit and aberrant government and if I had an account, reddit, FB, etc without repercussions. We can call out GW Bush for committing warcrimes and killing 100k+ Iraqis. Or Obama for drone strikes on Afghan civilians. Or Trump for existing. Or Biden for killing Afghan civilians on the final day, the day we pulled out of that complete shitshow. Criticism of the US Govt is a favorite pastime, from anti-Capitalist humanist socialists like myself to the far right white supremacists. I’m sure now that I’ve said that, the FBI and DIA will be making a visit, right?
  - r14c 2y ago
    The topic that you're missing is coverage of Palestine and the sustained pressure that BDS and other movements are putting on Israel and US foreign policy, using Tiktok as a messaging platform. Palestine related content is heavily suppressed on most American social media networks. Israeli leaders have also expressed their concern over the "tiktok problem" and have failed to gain traction on the network with their counter-posting. From my perspective, at least, its pretty clear that this move is killing two birds with one stone by eliminating foreign competition and suppressing content that Israel doesn't want out in the wild. The issue of free speech in America is that anything is allowed, until it starts forcing the hand of the elite in some way.
  - greenavocado 2y ago
    > I’m sure now that I’ve said that, the FBI and DIA will be making a visit, right? So far mostly true if you are in the UK. Search YouTube for "uk police visit social media post"

greenavocado 2y ago

The actual purpose of this sale is for the intelligence services to stop the illumination of hypocrisy and crimes of the ruling elite.

nullindividual 2y ago
How do you come to that conclusion? I can rant and rave here about the shit and aberrant government and if I had an account, reddit, FB, etc without repercussions. We can call out GW Bush for committing warcrimes and killing 100k+ Iraqis. Or Obama for drone strikes on Afghan civilians. Or Trump for existing. Or Biden for killing Afghan civilians on the final day, the day we pulled out of that complete shitshow. Criticism of the US Govt is a favorite pastime, from anti-Capitalist humanist socialists like myself to the far right white supremacists. I’m sure now that I’ve said that, the FBI and DIA will be making a visit, right?
- r14c 2y ago
  The topic that you're missing is coverage of Palestine and the sustained pressure that BDS and other movements are putting on Israel and US foreign policy, using Tiktok as a messaging platform. Palestine related content is heavily suppressed on most American social media networks. Israeli leaders have also expressed their concern over the "tiktok problem" and have failed to gain traction on the network with their counter-posting. From my perspective, at least, its pretty clear that this move is killing two birds with one stone by eliminating foreign competition and suppressing content that Israel doesn't want out in the wild. The issue of free speech in America is that anything is allowed, until it starts forcing the hand of the elite in some way.
- greenavocado 2y ago
  > I’m sure now that I’ve said that, the FBI and DIA will be making a visit, right? So far mostly true if you are in the UK. Search YouTube for "uk police visit social media post"