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Given that Zuckerberg is now trying to get in the Trump swamp, and Meta was behind some of the initial lobbying to ban Tiktok. It'll be some funny back and fort

• vkou 2y ago
  It would be funny if all the people and institutions with power in the country weren't tripping over each other to kiss the ring.
• cscurmudgeon 2y ago
  Is there any evidence that Meta directly lobbied for the ban?
  • IAmGraydon 2y ago
    Meta spent a record $7.6 million on lobbying the federal government in the first quarter of 2024, which is the same time Congress was advancing legislation that could ban TikTok. Although Meta's disclosure doesn't explicitly mention the TikTok ban, it does mention lobbying on topics like cybersecurity, data security, and platform integrity, which are all relevant to the concerns surrounding TikTok. So...yeah. https://readsludge.com/2024/04/23/meta-shatters-lobbying-record-as-house-passes-tiktok-ban/ https://readsludge.com/2024/04/23/meta-shatters-lobbying-rec...
    • cscurmudgeon 2y ago
      So no evidence. Got it. Ironically, for anti-ban folks Meta is by default assumed guilty despite evidence unlike TikTok which is given the benefit of doubt despite evidence [1,2,3]. [1] https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/08/tech/tiktok-data-china/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/08/tech/tiktok-data-china/index.... [2] https://apnews.com/article/tiktok-china-bytedance-user-data-d257d98125f69ac80f983e6067a84911 https://apnews.com/article/tiktok-china-bytedance-user-data-... [3] https://www.dw.com/en/eu-probes-tiktok-after-surprise-win-in-romania-election/a-70972954 https://www.dw.com/en/eu-probes-tiktok-after-surprise-win-in...