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In practice, US social networks usually promote content that is aligned with US cultural values and geopolitical interests. Whether this is because the governme
by School-Cotton 2y ago
In practice, US social networks usually promote content that is aligned with US cultural values and geopolitical interests. Whether this is because the government is actively leaning on them or just because being run by Americans colors them with those values, I don’t know. But the fact is, it’s not a coincidence that TikTok is the main place pro-Palestinian content was allowed to go viral, and it’s likely that changing owners would change the content on TikTok even if the law doesn’t actually require it to do so.
- user3939382 2y ago> Whether this is because the government is actively leaning on them or just because being run by Americans colors them with those values, I don’t know Look up Mitt Romney’s comments where he plainly says they need to ban TikTok because they can’t control the narrative on Israel-Palestine. Narrative being his word.
- GordonS 2y agoHere's a source that confirms: https://newrepublic.com/post/181327/mitt-romney-congress-ban-tiktok-israel-gaza https://newrepublic.com/post/181327/mitt-romney-congress-ban...