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Re:Senate Bill to Ban TikTok by paxys on Tuesday March 28, 2023 @06:31PM (#35348939)
You are overestimating how much of a concern 2 is for lawmakers. Meta getting its ass kicked is a happy bonus for both political parties.
Re:Senate Bill to Ban TikTok by charlieflowers on Tuesday March 28, 2023 @07:31PM (#35349620)
Agree, but then Meta and others are lobbying (throwing money at those politicians), which buys concern from the lawmakers.
Re:Senate Bill to Ban TikTok by poulsbohemian on Wednesday March 29, 2023 @12:48PM (#35359843)
>Meta getting its ass kicked is a happy bonus for both political parties.

Frankly, it should get this treatment. Its executives have been consistently hostile toward government inquiries and in public statements about its users. The hubris it has shown in its treatment on political speech and disdain for paid advertisers is revolting. The stock structure of the company is a physical manifestation of everything wrong - we can treat the public and the law with disdain and you can't touch us.