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I wonder how much of the internet outrage about the bill is just astroturfing by tiktok.
Here... On Lemmy?
Fuck Tik Tok, ban all social media for all I care, the internet was much better with old forums and IRC.
Exactly. My problem with the bill isn't banning Tiktok. It's that it doesn't go nearly far enough. Make all social media companies turn off algorithms in their feed, or make them make those algorithms open source so we can see how they're manipulating us.
As far as I understand it's the media's portrayal of the bill that's wrong, it's not aimed at TT directly but puts rules in place that TT can't respect as long as it's owned by a Chinese company.
Correct me if I'm wrong, that's what they were saying in Canadian media.
The bill very specifically names TikTok and its owner, Bytedance, in its text.
Sure, but it's broader than that, any social media platform with ties to enemy countries could be banned.
Sure, I was just pointing out that this particular bill is very squarely aimed at TikTok, that's not a misrepresentation.
No, that's totally correct and what most media outlets are saying. It's the memes that are calling it a ban.
However, my problem is that any platform has this level of influence, not just that it's under Chinese influence.
I don't believe people are astroturfing on Lemmy yet
Probably not, but this meme didn't originate here. It was put here by someone who either legitimately agreed with it or just wanted content to post, but that doesn't mean the original was legitimate.
Bingo. That and people upset about losing money but honestly if it's gone for everyone the market will fill the void on Instagram. See: Reddit vs Lemmy
I wonder how much of the internet support for the bill is just astroturfing by facebook/twitter/insta.