r/technology • u/HellYeahDamnWrite • Jan 15 '25

Social Media TikTok Plans Immediate US Shutdown on Sunday

https://www.yahoo.com/news/tiktok-plans-immediate-us-shutdown-153524617.html
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u/bwaugh06 Jan 15 '25

You know who is really excited, our competitor corporate oligarch Meta (Facebook, IG) -- who get too eliminate a rival while doing the same things, likely way worse. Let's reduce competition so they can charge more for ads every 4 posts and shove them down your eyeballs because it's never enough.

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u/ProgrammingPants Jan 15 '25

who get too eliminate a rival while doing the same things

Did Facebook send an update to their users to get them to flood every single congressperson and senator with thousands of calls to directly impact legislation?

Does Facebook have a clear incentive to manipulate it's algorithms to promote divisive and anti-American rhetoric at the behest of a hostile foreign government?