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by kelseydh 462 days ago
The TikTok ban was motivated primarily by the Israel lobby wanting to crack down on pro-Palestinian content.
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> TikTok ban was motivated primarily by the Israel lobby wanting to crack down on pro-Palestinian content

It really wasn't. But I agree that this was a popular take. (Funnily enough, the rumor helped shore up the bill's polling among Republican-leaning voters. And once it was up, like, yes, rule number one of politics is you generally don't say no to votes.)

The EU going after Instagram and Twitter would find its own stable of bizarre conspiracy theories.