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Is this supposed to be China only or should the rest of the world also be suspicious and ban e.g. Meta services especially since they don't have any competing s
by lmz 2y ago
Is this supposed to be China only or should the rest of the world also be suspicious and ban e.g. Meta services especially since they don't have any competing service that is popular in the US?
- red_admiral 2y agoI presume meta is banned in China.
- darkwater 2y agoOh but we are allies! The USA will never ever use the information gathered on allies for their own profit!
- fulafel 2y agoAlso Twitter (Trump/Musk) would never push for regime changes in Europe. (For anyone out of the loop, see https://www.dw.com/en/elon-musk-backs-far-right-afd-in-controversial-german-op-ed/a-71176801 https://www.dw.com/en/elon-musk-backs-far-right-afd-in-contr...)
- imgabe 2y agoStop. This is stupid. People are allowed to have opinions on politics in other countries. Every other country in the world sure as hell isn’t shy about opining on US elections. Then you want to act all indignant if the US opines on your elections? Fuck off.
- fulafel 2y agoI was talking about what agendas the powers that control the TikTok/Twitter/Meta might have, not (only) protesting the opinion. And in this case they are known to be exceptionally ruthless and part of Trump's administration.
- kalleboo 2y agoThe thing is that Elon Musk is not just some guy with an opinion. He's some guy who has an opinion and owns a major social media platform where he tweaks the algorithm to serve his own purposes, similar to what TikTok is being accused of.
- imgabe 2y agoYeah, and a lot of people opining on US elections had media platforms of their own, or were heads of state or otherwise influential. Too bad. Sucks that you got beat at your own game.
- whoitwas 2y agoDonald Trump also created his own media platform. It's a pillar of the cult. Without them, they can't keep people fearful and misinformed.
- imgabe 2y ago“Everyone who has a media platform does it to keep people fearful and misinformed”. What does this tell you about previous media platforms?
- fulafel 2y agoIn democracies the power of government and media are supposed to be different branches of the system. When this is violated it's considered a threat to democracy. Like in Italy Berlusconi's media empire, etc.
- imgabe 2y agolmao so the past 8 years where the media was a propaganda org for the DNC was what exactly?
- whoitwas 2y agoThis is an odd statement. GOP was in power from 2016-2020. People confuse entertainment and social media with news sources. Nearly anyone can pay to advertise with traditional or social media. I think you're trying to describe Twitter and the other "conservative" media sources? These are for entertainment, but traditionally would advertise whoever paid them. Now the companies have been purchased or created to spread misinformation.
- sekai 2y ago> Meta services especially since they don't have any competing service that is popular in the US Meta won't tinker with the algorithm to push propaganda. TikTok will.
- mirzap 2y agoExcuse me, what? They do it all the time. Vaccines and Israel's genocide are just the tip of the iceberg of the propaganda machine broadcast through Meta's services. Make no mistake, this is not about China. TikTok had a huge negative impact on special interest groups that want to continue to allow the holocaust of our days to continue happening and the genocidal state to continue to behave with impunity. The U.S. is already infiltrated by people working for foreign interests. The thing is, it's not infiltrated by China's or Russia's operatives.
- whoitwas 2y agoNon allied nations should absolutely ban US apps. Additionally, all government devices should have strict security features. It would be wise to also protect certain places from all electronic monitoring.