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Mitt Romney has also said the TikTok ban was in part due to support for Palestinians in the current Gaza war[1]. So it seems to be a bit of both: limiting Chine

by doom2 2y ago

Mitt Romney has also said the TikTok ban was in part due to support for Palestinians in the current Gaza war[1]. So it seems to be a bit of both: limiting Chinese influence and trying to control the narrative about international conflict. [1] https://www.axios.com/local/salt-lake-city/2024/05/06/senator-romney-antony-blinken-tiktok-ban-israel-palestinian-content https://www.axios.com/local/salt-lake-city/2024/05/06/senato...

gruez 2y ago
>limiting Chinese influence and trying to control the narrative about international conflict I think those are two sides of the same coin. If you read the whole quote in context[1], it seems equally likely that he was trying to imply that tiktok (the platform, not just the userbase) has a pro-palestinian bias, possibly due to the Chinese government. If it's the users who pro-palestinian, it would make little sense to ban the platform, because those users would still be pro-palestinian and migrate elsewhere. Reddit has a similar pro-palestinian bias, but it hasn't attracted similar scrutiny, presumably because no one suspects it of being controlled by the chinese government. [1] https://www.state.gov/secretary-antony-j-blinken-at-mccain-institutes-2024-sedona-forum-keynote-conversation-with-senator-mitt-romney/ https://www.state.gov/secretary-antony-j-blinken-at-mccain-i... (search for "SENATOR ROMNEY: A small parenthetical point, which is some wonder why")
- janice1999 2y ago
  It's entirely about controlling the narrative: Instagram apologises for adding ‘terrorist’ to some Palestinian users profiles bios [1] Facebook violated rights of Palestinian users, report finds [2] Activists: Google, Apple ‘Erasing Palestine’ from Geographic Apps [3] [1] https://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/instagram-meta-palestine-social-media-b1114928.html https://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/instagram-meta-palesti... [2] https://apnews.com/article/technology-middle-east-israel-8587529541424ca7882bf88ba96e2799 https://apnews.com/article/technology-middle-east-israel-858... [2] https://themedialine.org/by-region/activists-google-apple-erasing-palestine-from-geographic-apps/ https://themedialine.org/by-region/activists-google-apple-er...
Workaccount2 2y ago
The idea of banning tiktok dates back to the Trump presidency.

by doom2 2y ago

gruez 2y ago

>limiting Chinese influence and trying to control the narrative about international conflict I think those are two sides of the same coin. If you read the whole quote in context[1], it seems equally likely that he was trying to imply that tiktok (the platform, not just the userbase) has a pro-palestinian bias, possibly due to the Chinese government. If it's the users who pro-palestinian, it would make little sense to ban the platform, because those users would still be pro-palestinian and migrate elsewhere. Reddit has a similar pro-palestinian bias, but it hasn't attracted similar scrutiny, presumably because no one suspects it of being controlled by the chinese government. [1] https://www.state.gov/secretary-antony-j-blinken-at-mccain-institutes-2024-sedona-forum-keynote-conversation-with-senator-mitt-romney/ https://www.state.gov/secretary-antony-j-blinken-at-mccain-i... (search for "SENATOR ROMNEY: A small parenthetical point, which is some wonder why")

janice1999 2y ago
It's entirely about controlling the narrative: Instagram apologises for adding ‘terrorist’ to some Palestinian users profiles bios [1] Facebook violated rights of Palestinian users, report finds [2] Activists: Google, Apple ‘Erasing Palestine’ from Geographic Apps [3] [1] https://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/instagram-meta-palestine-social-media-b1114928.html https://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/instagram-meta-palesti... [2] https://apnews.com/article/technology-middle-east-israel-8587529541424ca7882bf88ba96e2799 https://apnews.com/article/technology-middle-east-israel-858... [2] https://themedialine.org/by-region/activists-google-apple-erasing-palestine-from-geographic-apps/ https://themedialine.org/by-region/activists-google-apple-er...

Workaccount2 2y ago

The idea of banning tiktok dates back to the Trump presidency.