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by warning26 1423 days ago
That so-called "ban" would have just left TikTok under the ownership of Trump's buddy Larry Ellison -- would this really have improved anything?

Struck me as entirely performative.

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He tried to force a sale to remove the link to the CCP. Here in Taiwan I blocked tiktok because just signing up and scrolling displays anti America content. It’s a platform for pushing the CCP propaganda. How many times do I need to see “covid is caused by america” videos?
How many times do I need to see Covid is caused by China being nefarious? Or rich people worked hard for their money. Or whatever other uptight rigid status quo bullshit permeates most facets of western life.