Re:Facebook’s ties to India’s ruling party complicate its fi...
by srean on Saturday August 29, 2020 @01:28PM
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Possibly because FB and WA have been toeing the party line (as it has been toeing the Trump line in the US). TikTok might have been less than sycophantic towards the ruling party here in India.
It helps that one can use it to play to their gallery by appearing to stick it to China. There had been recent incursions by the Chinese well inside Indian borders. The ruling party has been trying to cover that up and needed some token resistance to showcase.
Given the mutually cuddly relations between PM and Zuckerberg, the ban of TikTok is not really that surprising.
It helps that one can use it to play to their gallery by appearing to stick it to China. There had been recent incursions by the Chinese well inside Indian borders. The ruling party has been trying to cover that up and needed some token resistance to showcase.
Given the mutually cuddly relations between PM and Zuckerberg, the ban of TikTok is not really that surprising.