Now that TikTok has made it clear they don't want to sell themselves to a US owner to avoid the ban—and now that people are angry—both the current president and the incoming president are trying their hardest to avoid enforcing the ban they supported.
I feel like too little too late. The other social media companies have taken their setup and gone just as wild with it. Facebook and YouTube are mostly TikTok machines now in different skins. And they're perfectly fine with pushing whatever algorithm generates the most views. It's very easy to fall into the right wing algorithm and become incredibly misinformed and that's what won this election for trump. With people like Zuck and Musk becoming Trumps right hand, it's obvious this social media brainwashing is here to stay.
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u/Ouaouaron Jan 19 '25 edited Jan 19 '25
Banning TikTok had bipartisan support.
Now that TikTok has made it clear they don't want to sell themselves to a US owner to avoid the ban—and now that people are angry—both the current president and the incoming president are trying their hardest to avoid enforcing the ban they supported.