@tasket @tivasyk @benroyce Either way, this may also be a problem with certain types of algorithms, in which case it's worth studying to hold other platforms accountable who allow or enable similar abuse to happen.

@Arlodottxt @tasket @tivasyk

right

personally i'm not really interested in doing things according to some sort of high minded standard

#democracy is being murdered. fuck lofty principles, this is about expediency

just kill #tiktok. now. any way at all

other #socialmedia also sucks

yes. kill that too. when we can

this notion "you're not killing tiktok properly, other social media is also bad" is some sort of bizarre whataboutism preventing what is necessary. it's ridiculous

kill. tiktok.

@benroyce @Arlodottxt @tasket @tivasyk Have you actually spent time on TikTok?

The abuses of the platform are real and no different than manipulations done via Facebook and Xitter.

While I wouldn’t shed a tear for either of the former, I’d argue that TikTok’s algorithm has had positive unintended consequences to go along with the negative, especially in how it connects minority communities.

It may be the most powerful organizing tool left in the face of Trump.

@pliny @Arlodottxt @tasket @tivasyk

#JeffYass:

https://www.influencewatch.org/person/jeffrey-yass/

co-owned #tiktok since 2012, helped fund its creation

*the* biggest donor to the #GOP

funded #Israel judiciary corruption for #Netanyahu

"It may be the most powerful organizing tool left in the face of Trump."

if i told you i said i was going to shop at walmart to fight walmart, what would you think of me as an organizer?

Jeffrey Yass - InfluenceWatch

Jeffrey ‘Jeff’ Yass is an American investor, co-founder of the Susquehanna International Group, and vice chairman of the libertarian-aligned think tank Cato Institute. As of April 2023, Forbes estimates his total new worth at roughly $28.5 billion. Background Before Yass became involved in finance, he spent a year and a half after graduating from college playing […]

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@pliny @Arlodottxt @tasket @tivasyk

'#Trump changed his tune in March after reportedly meeting with #GOP megadonor #JeffYass, who had a major financial stake in the app—he later joined the platform and vowed to "never ban #TikTok."'

again, Jeff Yass, co-owner of TikTok, is the biggest donor to the GOP

anyone who says TikTok is a "tool of resistance" is a complete moron being played for a fool

https://www.forbes.com/sites/mollybohannon/2024/11/07/trump-and-tiktok-how-his-win-could-impact-a-potential-ban/

Trump And TikTok: How His Win Could Impact A Potential Ban

Trump joined TikTok earlier this year and vowed he would never ban the app, which is challenging a ban implemented by the Biden administration.

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