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alarimer

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85. Social media is fucking evil.

Sat Jan 18, 2025, 08:44 PM

Jan 2025

China is also fucking evil. But so is Musk and X and Zuck/Meta.

Why are young people (why are any of us) so okay with various evil entities harvesting our data? We absolutely need data privacy rights in this country.

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in talking with my daughter and her friends, i cannot think of one thing that has alienated young dem voters more [View all] AmandaRuth Jan 2025 OP

What do you expect President Biden to do in the next 48 hours? sarisataka Jan 2025 #1

He can do what Trump is going to do when he takes office. No need to wait. LonePirate Jan 2025 #109

Since the ban isn't in effect yet sarisataka Jan 2025 #111

The ban will be in effect for roughly the final 36 hours of his presidency. Why give Trump an easy win? LonePirate Jan 2025 #112

The Gaza situation seem to be a factor as well. CentralMass Jan 2025 #2

I think we know by now beyond all doubt Blue_Tires Jan 2025 #6

The genocide in Gaza is my top concern, & I am not part of any "op." snot Jan 2025 #30

There is no genocide ZRB Jan 2025 #42

"Genocidal parties don't do ceasefires; they do gas chambers." Dave Bowman Jan 2025 #53

Even if I cede that point ZRB Jan 2025 #59

Just curious drmeow Jan 2025 #88

I sure do ZRB Jan 2025 #140

If there is no genocide, Butterflylady Jan 2025 #93

A war can be fought poorly ZRB Jan 2025 #142

"Genocide" does not require gas chambers. snot Jan 2025 #143

There are actual genocides going on in the world Mountainguy Jan 2025 #87

We have the power to stop or materially slow the killing in Gaza. snot Jan 2025 #144

Israel has enough weapons to wipe out Gaza 10 times over Mountainguy Jan 2025 #147

If a civil war on the other side of the world is your top concern... yardwork Jan 2025 #136

It's my concern morally; and snot Jan 2025 #145

And this is the ATTITUDE towards the concerns of others, which helped give us Trump again. Jack Valentino Jan 2025 #157

I predict that you will discover you care about more. yardwork Jan 2025 #166

Not by me. Jack Valentino Jan 2025 #155

Yeah If they really cared about Gaza they wouldn't have assisted the Cha Jan 2025 #35

No. It actually wasn't. It was a major issue among younger voters in NoCal. Not the only thing. msfiddlestix Jan 2025 #46

You Gov just released a poll womanofthehills Jan 2025 #51

Jeez, dont let facts enter the conversation. Eko Jan 2025 #74

IMEU, the creator of this poll is biased against Israel and Jews in general. Mosby Jan 2025 #89

Sooo many people are just really stupid. Wiz Imp Jan 2025 #116

Do I get paid for that op? Eko Jan 2025 #73

This below caused the first really negative blowback from my real-life social set. Climate change is a huge issue for us Celerity Jan 2025 #41

They can have fun with the Trump environmental policies ZRB Jan 2025 #43

That happened in late 2021, 3 years before the next POTUS election. Then, in March 2023, the Willow Project approval did Celerity Jan 2025 #47

* riversedge Jan 2025 #103

170,000 young Americans on TicToc womanofthehills Jan 2025 #63

Why don't they care about the Uighurs ? JI7 Jan 2025 #77

Their protest votes got Trump elected NickB79 Jan 2025 #81

Didn't the TikTok ban start with Trump? Iris Jan 2025 #3

yes, i've heard a lot of anti R stuff, but in thier minds, this puts them in the same bucket AmandaRuth Jan 2025 #11

Ah! Thanks for that clarification. I have to say, who can blame them? Iris Jan 2025 #19

I can. If they are adults then they are responsible to know what's going on. travelingthrulife Jan 2025 #173

Our current educational system doesn't prepare them for that. Iris Jan 2025 #176

Trump wanted it banned. Blue Full Moon Jan 2025 #28

Trump did ban it via executive order on August 6, 2020 Wiz Imp Jan 2025 #117

Trump changed his mind about TicToc womanofthehills Jan 2025 #64

He flip-flopped because the Chinese owner of the company paid him off. alarimer Jan 2025 #86

This. He bought Traitor Trump. travelingthrulife Jan 2025 #174

You must be joking? 🤨 Blue_Tires Jan 2025 #4

i'm not, just passing on what I'm hearing. AmandaRuth Jan 2025 #7

I have a hard time understanding how anyone could be so addicted to a social media site they would sop Jan 2025 #55

Take away something they love ?? Jack Valentino Jan 2025 #154

I would understand if a candidate wanted to take away their healthcare, social security and medicare. sop Jan 2025 #162

I don't think some folks on here realize Alliepoo Jan 2025 #65

They don't care. Mariana Jan 2025 #71

Same old story. Politicians listen to MotownPgh Jan 2025 #76

Joe Biden wouldn't have won in 2020 without the votes of young people. Mariana Jan 2025 #95

But not voting for Biden was what MotownPgh Jan 2025 #131

Maybe we should focus on convincing more older people to vote for Democrats Mariana Jan 2025 #150

It was banned for national security reasons. LeftInTX Jan 2025 #99

I love it JoseBalow Jan 2025 #80

Yup Polybius Jan 2025 #100

Snort. littlemissmartypants Jan 2025 #130

With everything else going on in the world Blue_Tires Jan 2025 #107

If you are in the TicToc community- it is a big part of your life womanofthehills Jan 2025 #115

What about YouTube? Blue_Tires Jan 2025 #123

The law banning TikTok was passed by significant majorities in both houses Ocelot II Jan 2025 #5

admittedly I am ignorant in this stuff AmandaRuth Jan 2025 #8

Nope. Ocelot II Jan 2025 #18

He himself signed it into law Shrek Jan 2025 #39

Of politicians not young viters malaise Jan 2025 #23

He signed the ban into into law, so he'll likely get the most blame (fair or not) Polybius Jan 2025 #101

drumpf is going to sell it to whoever offers him the largest bribe. there will not be a ban Takket Jan 2025 #9

I think you're right. Deuxcents Jan 2025 #21

Already in the works, don't remember the name. Blue Full Moon Jan 2025 #31

Trump can't sell it if it's not for sale womanofthehills Jan 2025 #66

So who was pushing the bill? dpibel Jan 2025 #10

thanks, i will pass this along.. AmandaRuth Jan 2025 #14

No worries JustAnotherGen Jan 2025 #12

oh, they get that AmandaRuth Jan 2025 #15

They get it and don't care? RandomNumbers Jan 2025 #25

they care very much, just vocal about a service where these issues are actually talked about AmandaRuth Jan 2025 #29

They do realize there are other sites and forums where they can talk about these things, right? RandomNumbers Jan 2025 #68

What do you think "the loss of data" means to an 18-20 something? vanlassie Jan 2025 #92

Perspective? vanlassie Jan 2025 #122

I must have a higher opinion of their average intelligence. RandomNumbers Jan 2025 #146

That's some heavy thinking for the average vanlassie Jan 2025 #148

The loss of Roe vs. Wade is not their fault. Mariana Jan 2025 #69

The GOP majority on the SCOTUS is responsible for that. nt spooky3 Jan 2025 #102

I'm not JustAnotherGen Jan 2025 #104

The majority of voters over 45 cast their ballots for Trump in 2016 Mariana Jan 2025 #128

Look at Black Women JustAnotherGen Jan 2025 #132

I noticed the OP mentioned Obama and Bernie. No mention of Hillary! LeftInTX Jan 2025 #158

I noticed that too JustAnotherGen Jan 2025 #168

So you're blaming us old people for loss of Roe vs Wade? LeftInTX Jan 2025 #156

The majority of voters over 45 cast their ballots for Trump in 2016. Mariana Jan 2025 #160

Why is Trump more popular on TikTok than Harris? LeftInTX Jan 2025 #161

Look at this !!!!!! - on the App now - womanofthehills Jan 2025 #118

It was JustAnotherGen Jan 2025 #119

Yup totally misguided paternalistic xenophobic bullshit. Voltaire2 Jan 2025 #13

Uh, it's too late for Joe Biden to do anything. MineralMan Jan 2025 #16

So TikTok was more important than no_hypocrisy Jan 2025 #17

According to latest YouGov poll Gaza beat other reasons womanofthehills Jan 2025 #70

I know I am old but kacekwl Jan 2025 #20

People earned money putting their content on TikTok. Mariana Jan 2025 #127

I figured kacekwl Jan 2025 #139

There's stupid content on every platform. Mariana Jan 2025 #141

Stupidity is generational. nt yaesu Jan 2025 #22

If you don't, or can't, understand that ThePartyThatListens Jan 2025 #24

China is opposed to free speech. delisen Jan 2025 #32

Is it really a free speech issue? Beartracks Jan 2025 #38

This is false but whatever message China has amplified should've been countered uponit7771 Jan 2025 #62

It's exactly this and the perception that American billionaires are Nixie Jan 2025 #78

You can make money on YouTube, it is harder than TikTok LeftInTX Jan 2025 #83

And now I know why the head of TikTok will be in the front row at the inauguration. hedda_foil Jan 2025 #26

that is indeed interesting AmandaRuth Jan 2025 #33

I'm afraid so. I just came across this piece, which adds support to my supposition. hedda_foil Jan 2025 #56

Sounds like trump is seriously considering a 90-day delay of ban. If people are stuck on TTock, trump will gain points Silent Type Jan 2025 #27

Nobody using TikTok cares about who saves it. LuvLoogie Jan 2025 #90

My bet is Trump didn't want every TT teenager pissed at him. So now he can blame it on Biden, Silent Type Jan 2025 #91

The ban serves the oligarchs LuvLoogie Jan 2025 #94

Mark Cuban has been mentioning Blue Full Moon Jan 2025 #34

Sorry for their addiction and ignorance. delisen Jan 2025 #36

I'd bet you that David Hogg Alliepoo Jan 2025 #79

David Hogg addressed Tik Tok as a national security threat three years ago. delisen Jan 2025 #97

David Hogg is no kid JustAnotherGen Jan 2025 #134

Trump Signs Executive Order That Will Effectively Ban Use Of TikTok In the U.S. spanone Jan 2025 #37

I wouldn't take the concerns of... Think. Again. Jan 2025 #40

Agree Kaleva Jan 2025 #49

Wait mgardener Jan 2025 #44

Well that is just immaturity. milestogo Jan 2025 #45

About 46% of young people voted for Trump Kaleva Jan 2025 #48

"I want my MTV" LeftInTX Jan 2025 #50

"...the tiktok ban." J_William_Ryan Jan 2025 #52

I remember when the Internet came along everyone said it would make people smarter. Vinca Jan 2025 #54

"...she might become a forced mother under Trump." Mariana Jan 2025 #96

Not in NJ JustAnotherGen Jan 2025 #135

Not where I live either. Mariana Jan 2025 #149

Too bad JustAnotherGen Jan 2025 #169

"Young white women in Bucks County PA voted overwhelmingly for The Felon." Mariana Jan 2025 #177

Yep JustAnotherGen Jan 2025 #179

But electing Kamala might have. That was her issue. Vinca Jan 2025 #163

I've seen multiple posts today targeting Biden re TikTok. live love laugh Jan 2025 #57

A random flurry of thoughts: Aussie105 Jan 2025 #58

Maybe worrying about a dictator/oligarch rapist and a cabinet of dangerous creeps should be a higher priority. chowder66 Jan 2025 #60

Does she know TikTok is banned in China? Arazi Jan 2025 #61

If this kind rw pablum is what B.See Jan 2025 #67

I think it shows that people aren't as concerned about certain important issues JI7 Jan 2025 #84

Healthcare plz. W_HAMILTON Jan 2025 #72

Biden has already announced that he won't enforce it. iemanja Jan 2025 #75

Whatever happened to the demand for student loan forgiveness JI7 Jan 2025 #82

Social media is fucking evil. alarimer Jan 2025 #85

That says more about young people's critical thinking skills... ananda Jan 2025 #98

"came to the party for Obama and Bernie, and did not vote the last election." CousinIT Jan 2025 #105

Politics is becoming more toxic DemocracyWorks Jan 2025 #106

something like the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) would be ideal DBoon Jan 2025 #108

Make sure they blame Democrats for everything Trumpist. Sparkly Jan 2025 #110

TRUMP banned Tik-Tok in 2020 via an executive order. It was never implemented due to a court injunction Wiz Imp Jan 2025 #113

It just went dark JoseBalow Jan 2025 #114

And tik tok ceo is in cahoots with Trump and stopped applegrove Jan 2025 #120

Here's some hard truth for the non-voting young adults Bread and Circuses Jan 2025 #121

Never would have guessed that democracy would rise or fall over freakin' TikTok. RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Jan 2025 #124

"Alienated," are we? Taught mean old establishment Daddy Biden a lesson by not voting, did we? betsuni Jan 2025 #125

Yep JustAnotherGen Jan 2025 #133

Biden lateraled it to Trump tirebiter Jan 2025 #126

I think it best if easily alienated do not vote. We do not need more Jill Stein voters delisen Jan 2025 #129

World on fire, and they're worried about a social media app on their phones . . . hatrack Jan 2025 #137

It should have been banned years ago. themaguffin Jan 2025 #138

Did your daughter vote for Hillary or just Bernie and Obama? LeftInTX Jan 2025 #151

"All of a sudden 2.5 months later the TikTok ban is why Harris lost"? Yes, it's BS. betsuni Jan 2025 #159

Don't your daughter and her friends understand that Tiktok is a tool of the Cummunist Chinese? totodeinhere Jan 2025 #152

AGREED. I always thought the ban was A- Unnecessary and B- STUPID !!!! Jack Valentino Jan 2025 #153

Maybe in the time away from rotting their brains, GoCubsGo Jan 2025 #164

And what fascism is. travelingthrulife Jan 2025 #175

Her friends have been conned. Send her this Emile Jan 2025 #165

What do you expect President Biden to do? The youngsters will learn soon enough that tiktok akbacchus_BC Jan 2025 #167

Maybe it'd help if they pulled their heads out of their butts and grow up nini Jan 2025 #170

The majority of voters over 45 voted for Trump. Mariana Jan 2025 #178

Does that change my point nini Jan 2025 #180

.... LexVegas Jan 2025 #171

This just highlights how utterly ridiculous people can be when they are single issue drones. travelingthrulife Jan 2025 #172