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Well there’s that and then there is the 2 billionaires with competing social media platforms. Where one is considered a dumpster fire and the other is a retirem
by yardie 2y ago
Well there’s that and then there is the 2 billionaires with competing social media platforms. Where one is considered a dumpster fire and the other is a retirement home. So why not use that considerable wealth and legislate your competition out of existence.
- dmix 2y agoZuckerberg came out strongly against the TikTok ban. Unless you mean someone else?
- eru 2y agoTrump has a social media company, doesn't he?
- dmix 2y agoIt has 6 million users. It’s like a midsized subreddit, not a TikTok competitor.
- skissane 2y agoMusk has said he’s opposed to TikTok ban as well: https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1880975630646612254 https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1880975630646612254 Speculation, but it wouldn’t surprise me if Trump’s change of heart on the TikTok ban is due to Musk’s influence. Musk needs to stay in Beijing’s favour due to the size of Tesla’s investments in China, which Beijing could destroy in a moment if Musk overly offended them. Opposing TikTok ban helps Musk stay in Beijing’s good books, supporting it would have had the opposite effect.
- yardie 2y agoYeah, 5 years ago. It’s a much larger threat to Meta now. Specifically its gain in GenZ.