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TikTok has no real political allies in the US so it is vulnerable to a pile on attack that American tech giants (that commit the same sins) are not. This would
by reginald78 2y ago
TikTok has no real political allies in the US so it is vulnerable to a pile on attack that American tech giants (that commit the same sins) are not. This would make it easier to win a case against them and set a precedent that could be used to sue the American giants.
It probably won't play out that way though since the whole political push isn't really about harming kids or addictive behaviors of social media, it's just about destroying an outside interloper that isn't part of the existing propaganda apparatus and competes with American tech giants.
- JumpCrisscross 2y ago> probably won't play out that way Do you revise your opinion in light of Instagram having been sued by a similar coalion of states for similar reasons last year [1]? [1] https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/67908468/1/people-of-the-state-of-california-v-meta-platforms-inc/ https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/67908468/1/people-of-th...
- reginald78 2y agoI answered the parent why I thought some one might pursue suing a weaker entity for the same sins as a more powerful one instead of going after the powerful one first as part of a logical strategy. And I also mused why I thought that wouldn't help in this case. This information suggests either they thought Instagram was weaker before or that they aren't pursuing a strategy that I don't think would work anyway. That doesn't change my opinion on the hypothetical strategy they might be pursuing.