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submitted 8 months ago by LibsEatPoop@hexbear.net to c/news@hexbear.net

I’m not kidding. This will make Gen-Zers vote for Trump. All he has to say is he’ll reverse the ban. He’s already announced that he opposes this bill and that this only supports Facebook.

Biden and the Democrats are so fucking insane. I do not understand it. They want to lose all support with every fucking base they have.

I’ll never stop being on TikTok.

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[-] sexywheat@hexbear.net 67 points 8 months ago

I'm like 99% certain that this is being pushed strongly by Israel behind-the-scenes. They're seeing that young people fucking despise them and they're freaking out about it.

[-] RedWizard@hexbear.net 19 points 8 months ago

I have no doubt's that they have a part to play in this but remember this has been a topic of debate since before Oct 7th. Before then you had labor movements reporting on tiktok, you had the East Palestine derailment unfolding in real time in tiktok, covid, and a lot more.

[-] sexywheat@hexbear.net 14 points 8 months ago

That is an excellent point, actually. I was reflecting more on this, wondering why already-existing platforms like YouTube do not serve the same purpose. I think it's quite clearly the algorithm that is fundamentally different.

The West™ controls the youtube algorithm, and ensures that most often most people get directed into reactionary or liberal content. TIkTok is out of their hands entirely, and shows people what they want to or are interested in seeing, whether that is Gaza, socialist videos, or whatever else.

[-] idkmybffjoeysteel@hexbear.net 14 points 8 months ago

they first started freaking out about it during BLM protests

[-] RedWizard@hexbear.net 6 points 8 months ago

Yeah that was I think the first real time dismantled narrative to come out of tiktok. That might have been what started this whole process.

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