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drray23

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13. This should tell you all you need to know about the real reason tik tok is u der attack.
Thu Mar 14, 2024, 10:20 AM
Mar 2024

It is a platform that is heavily used by gen-z who tend to lean democratic. Shut it down to piss them off so they don't vote for President Biden, or else just buy it and have it controlled by a group of RW oligarchs. Start pumping misinformation and control the message.

The argument that the Chinese are using this app to siphon information and its an imminent danger seems pretty thin. 55 dems voted against that bill, including Jerome Nadler the ranking member of the house intelligence commitee.

Any other issue that TikTok has ( misinformation, etc..) is shared by the other media platforms.


The efforts to force tiktok to be sold is just another attempt by the Right wing to control the message and sadly, many democrats fell for it.

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That asshole? FSogol Mar 2024 #1
. dalton99a Mar 2024 #2
Extra credit for finding and posting that iconic pic BumRushDaShow Mar 2024 #6
LOL. The hair and, especially, the gloves. This trophy wife is 18 years his junior. PSPS Mar 2024 #24
The gloves are to protect her from contamination by him, not by the filthy lucre. nt hay rick Mar 2024 #29
Steven Mnuchin's Wife Louise Linton Made a Movie About a "Bisexual Sociopath" Who Eats a Man's Balls Celerity Mar 2024 #34
Type casting? LudwigPastorius Mar 2024 #36
I would imagine there might be a lot of right-wing billionaires that walkingman Mar 2024 #3
Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!! marble falls Mar 2024 #4
Oh greaaat. Another RW extremist billionaire asshole owning another giant social media CousinIT Mar 2024 #5
What could go wrong? Besides everything. But other than that. Kennah Mar 2024 #30
He was just on CNBC LYING about the Trump debt, saying it was beginning to be paid down.. CousinIT Mar 2024 #32
So it will become Trump Social with music? viva la Mar 2024 #7
And lots of videos!!! BumRushDaShow Mar 2024 #8
Videos of Trump dancing! viva la Mar 2024 #17
They will be the best videos BumRushDaShow Mar 2024 #18
Investor group???? Traildogbob Mar 2024 #9
We would be better off with China. Autumn Mar 2024 #10
A Chinese App which harvests personal data? Owned now by American interests? Sounds like . . . Journeyman Mar 2024 #11
Maybe he can get another jet ride UpInArms Mar 2024 #12
This should tell you all you need to know about the real reason tik tok is u der attack. drray23 Mar 2024 #13
Exactly. mzmolly Mar 2024 #16
So Repuke propaganda will replace Chinese propaganda... kysrsoze Mar 2024 #14
Elon? mzmolly Mar 2024 #15
So, is this the real reason for the TikTok vote, rather than AllyCat Mar 2024 #19
They are looking to control social media. Voltaire2 Mar 2024 #21
Well at least it's not CHINA!!!!!!! Voltaire2 Mar 2024 #20
China is not subject to U.S. law. Qutzupalotl Mar 2024 #22
Maybe the U.S. government should just seize it... littlemissmartypants Mar 2024 #23
Even that would be better than rolling over. nt Qutzupalotl Mar 2024 #25
I couldn't agree more. Let the snowflakes throw their temper tantrums. littlemissmartypants Mar 2024 #33
That is better? LiberalFighter Mar 2024 #26
Why can't there be a progressive, liberal, organization to gather investment funds. LiberalLovinLug Mar 2024 #27
If you can't beat 'em, buy 'em. The Grand Illuminist Mar 2024 #28
Who will be the power behind the algorithm? hay rick Mar 2024 #31
Is there some rule that large social media companies must be owned by a total asshat? LudwigPastorius Mar 2024 #35
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