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I speculated what Zuckerberg wanted and what he'd do when he visited Mar-a-lago[0]: * Push to ban Tiktok * Drop antitrust lawsuits against Meta * Meta will r

I speculated what Zuckerberg wanted and what he'd do when he visited Mar-a-lago[0]: * Push to ban Tiktok * Drop antitrust lawsuits against Meta * Meta will relax "conservative" posts on its platforms * Zuckerberg will donate to Trump's cause So far, Zuckerberg has already donated to Trump's cause. Now he has relaxed "conservative" posts on its platforms directly or indirectly. When Trump comes into power, he'll likely ask the FTC to drop its antitrust lawsuit against Meta under the disguise of being pro-business. My last speculation is push to ban Tiktok. I'm sure it was discussed. Trump has donors who wanted him to reverse the Tiktok ban. Zuckerberg clearly wants Tiktok banned. Trump will have to decide who to appease when he comes into office. [0]https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42262573#42262975 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42262573#42262975

pbasista 2y ago
> ban Tiktok I would be really interested in how someone could spin advocating for less moderation and at the same time asking to ban the competitors' social media platforms.
- GuinansEyebrows 2y ago
  you’re assuming some kind of ideologically purity when it comes to “freedom of information” when the real answer is profit motive.
- zahlman 2y ago
  It's not about the users of that competing platform, but about the country where the parent company is registered (https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/24/tech/tiktok-douyin-bytedance-china-intl-hnk/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/24/tech/tiktok-douyin-bytedance-...).
  - pbasista 2y ago
    > the country where the parent company is registered Ok. But then, if the country of the platform's owner is the issue, why only ban TikTok? And leave other Chinese social media platforms unaffected? In other words, how is e.g. RedNote safer from foreign influence than TikTok?
- lifeinthevoid 2y ago
  The public seems to eat everything you feed them, so it doesn't really matter.
theptip 2y ago
Also, Zuck appointed Dana White to the board: https://about.fb.com/news/2025/01/dana-white-john-elkann-charlie-songhurst-meta-board-of-directors/ https://about.fb.com/news/2025/01/dana-white-john-elkann-cha... So they have also given a board seat to a friend of Trump. But yeah, I think you're right that there is clearly some combination of dealmaking and bending the knee going on.

pbasista 2y ago

> ban Tiktok I would be really interested in how someone could spin advocating for less moderation and at the same time asking to ban the competitors' social media platforms.

GuinansEyebrows 2y ago
you’re assuming some kind of ideologically purity when it comes to “freedom of information” when the real answer is profit motive.
zahlman 2y ago
It's not about the users of that competing platform, but about the country where the parent company is registered (https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/24/tech/tiktok-douyin-bytedance-china-intl-hnk/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/24/tech/tiktok-douyin-bytedance-...).
- pbasista 2y ago
  > the country where the parent company is registered Ok. But then, if the country of the platform's owner is the issue, why only ban TikTok? And leave other Chinese social media platforms unaffected? In other words, how is e.g. RedNote safer from foreign influence than TikTok?
lifeinthevoid 2y ago
The public seems to eat everything you feed them, so it doesn't really matter.

theptip 2y ago

Also, Zuck appointed Dana White to the board: https://about.fb.com/news/2025/01/dana-white-john-elkann-charlie-songhurst-meta-board-of-directors/ https://about.fb.com/news/2025/01/dana-white-john-elkann-cha... So they have also given a board seat to a friend of Trump. But yeah, I think you're right that there is clearly some combination of dealmaking and bending the knee going on.