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by arandomusername 2y ago
https://theintercept.com/2025/01/09/tiktok-ban-israel-palestine-republicans/ https://theintercept.com/2025/01/09/tiktok-ban-israel-palest...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7xTxAilSF0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7xTxAilSF0
Tiktok ban bill was due to it being more pro palestinian. It's no coincidence that most congress members get funded by Israeli lobbyist group.
- JumpCrisscross 2y agoI worked on this bill, and believe I flipped two Senate votes for it. I really couldn’t care less about Palestine.
- arandomusername 2y agoWe all know you don't care about Palestine, you care about Israel.
- JumpCrisscross 2y ago> We all know you don't care about Palestine, you care about Israel Not sure who "we" are, but they're wrong. It's not a war I have strong views nor knowledge about. I've never visited either place and while I respect people who have strong views on both sides of the debate, my pet war over the last few years has been Ukraine. (Though even there I'm aware enough not to paint everything through the lens of Russian meddling.)
- segasaturn 2y agoAre you a lobbyist for Meta or something?
- JumpCrisscross 2y ago> Are you a lobbyist for Meta or something? Nope, just worked on it as a private citizen. (Don't have an account with any Meta service.) In an ideal world, we'd regulate social media. I've tried and failed advocating for privacy legislation--the people who are passionate about privacy in America, unofortunately, also tend towards political nihilism, which makes the cause a political nonstarter. I'm also concerned about Chinese influence over American society, and care about Taiwan's security, so TikTok sort of aligned between my views on privacy, teen mental health and national security.