Trump says TikTok should be tweaked to become “100% MAGA”

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• alekwithak@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  As if it wasn’t already. Image

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  • Lucky_777@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Yep, this is when TikTok 100% sold out

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  • TrickDacy@lemmy.world ⁨23⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    …since when? How did I miss this?

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    • alekwithak@lemmy.world ⁨22⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      This was in January, when Tiktok was set to be banned (by Trump in his first term, but it kept getting extended, then magically Trump saved Tiktok (from himself)! And Tiktok did everything it could to make him look like a hero. Also used it a bit during 2024 for my business, and let me tell you, say something leftist = banned. Mention Palestine= banned. Criticize Trump = banned. Report hate speech = “We found nothing wrong”. Report fake news = “We found nothing wrong”. Report violent calls to action against the left = “We found nothing wrong”. So yeah I could go on, but it’s very obviously been a maga platform since at least 2024. But nothing is ever enough for them.

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• chelatna@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  “Free speech absolutists” 0.1 seconds after being insulted.

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• agentshags@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  🙄

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• ramenshaman@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  It was already hot garbage, now it’ll be a dumpster fire.

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• ninjabard@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  I learned from my besties Vlad and Xinnie the Pooh Bear to have government controlled propaganda machines because the youth aren’t on that loser Zucky Boy’s thing.

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• ShimmeringKoi@hexbear.net ⁨23⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  The US doing what it accuses it’s enemies of doing exhibit 30,851

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• funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  yeah if there’s one thing teens love it’s government approved communication channels

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• Mamdani_Da_Savior@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  I deleted Tiktok last night

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  • 87Six@lemmy.zip ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I never installed it to begin with

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  • TrickDacy@lemmy.world ⁨23⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Nice.

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• mrdown@lemmy.world ⁨23⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  and pro settler colonialism and genocide too

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• Sunshine@piefed.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  I uninstalled that crapware from my spare phone.

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• DarkFuture@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  I think everyone is well aware that TikTok is about to become yet another racist supremacist shithole.

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• notsure@fedia.io ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  ...I beg your pardon?..

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• limer@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Why does anyone think this is true or will happen? Did ByteDance or the Chinese government say anything?

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  • BrikoX@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Trump said Xi said they will approve the deal. That said there is no official word from Chinese government as of yet, but them not denying it outright make think they will approve the deal.

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    • humanspiral@lemmy.ca ⁨22⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      China has cleared regulatory hurdles to allow a deal on their terms. Deal includes leasing the algorithm at a 20% revenue royalty. Which is $2-$3B payment/year to ByteDance. Previous valuations of US operations were $40B at high end which means profit under $2B/year, and so the buyers are buying a money losing business that they have to invest to grow sales and lose even more from the royalty payments.

      The criticism that this is a sweetheart deal for MAGA supporters is false. This is just Zionazi media consolidation to ensure Zionazi/MAGA censorship. Like all Zionazi media, operational profit is not the purpose.

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    • limer@lemmy.ml ⁨23⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      I think China and ByteDance are silent to not aggravate the situation, and I see no incentive to sell. Most likely TicToc will quietly cooperate with the American government more, or the service will be banned

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