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I think the fear of foreign influences poisoning our democracies through social media is a very legitimate one. But then, why limit the debate to PCR-owned TikT
by thrance 2y ago
I think the fear of foreign influences poisoning our democracies through social media is a very legitimate one. But then, why limit the debate to PCR-owned TikTok? Arguably, Twitter/X was way more instrumental in the election of Donald Trump, a man who has repeatedly praised Xi Jinping [1], Putin [2] and other despots.
[1] https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/video/2024/jul/21/trump-praises-xi-jinping-and-kim-jong-un-in-michigan-rally-speech-video https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/video/2024/jul/21/trump-...
[2] https://www.washingtonpost.com/video/politics/trump-praises-putin-kim-jong-un-bashes-obama/2024/10/22/193af7e7-7659-43d6-bd7c-b9f233300e5e_video.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/video/politics/trump-praises-...
- plagiarist 2y agoLegally it turns out it is perfectly fine if propaganda and disinformation machines are run by domestic billionaires.