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Purely from a realpolitik perspective I can't see a Tiktok ban happening. It has been a wildly successful propaganda machine for the ruling class, and ByteDanc
by mullingitover 2y ago
Purely from a realpolitik perspective I can't see a Tiktok ban happening.
It has been a wildly successful propaganda machine for the ruling class, and ByteDance's extreme right-wing major shareholder Jeff Yaas[1] has enough money to buy the supreme court many times over with change from his couch cushions. The fact that the SC is already putting a pause on the shutdown should've made it clear that Tiktok won't be harmed.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Yass https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Yass
- Miner49er 2y agoProblem is you have companies like Meta pushing for the ban, to remove competition. It's big money vs big money.
- martythemaniak 2y agoThis is the correct way to think about it. The new America operates in a much simpler manner - you debase yourself and praise the ruler by repeating one of his favourite lies, you give him a lot of money and if he likes you he'll give you what you want. Trump has ordered the court to rule a certain way and they'll do exactly as he told them to. Arguing the merits of a case, equal branches, judicial independence, etc is just silly.