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Re:Biden signs TikTok 'ban' bill into law, starting clock fo... by ZoomerCretin on Wednesday April 24, 2024 @07:30PM (#40151238)
Yep. TikTok is the only major social media app in the US that does not downrank pro-Palestinian content. No one in the US government cared about TikTok until the latest conflict in Israel. This is the only reason for the ban.
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Re:Biden signs TikTok 'ban' bill into law, starting clock fo... by SeanAnderson on Wednesday April 24, 2024 @08:05PM (#40151528)
I thought Trump wanted TikTok banned when he was president?
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Re:Biden signs TikTok 'ban' bill into law, starting clock fo... by hot_gril on Wednesday April 24, 2024 @08:36PM (#40151765)
Yes he did. Funny enough, he now criticizes this.
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Re:Biden signs TikTok 'ban' bill into law, starting clock fo... by ngcc_hk on Wednesday April 24, 2024 @09:22PM (#40152163)
He is one of the best political game player. Look at immigration (he does not allow bipartisan law to smooth the issue out) and abortion (he enabled it but does not want this to be the matter during election year).

Agree his policy might many of us not. But player great he is.

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Re:Biden signs TikTok 'ban' bill into law, starting clock fo... by oooyay on Wednesday April 24, 2024 @09:01PM (#40151972)
I'm having trouble squaring that with data, since the trends go back to 2020 and 2022: https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=today%205-y&ge...
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Re:Biden signs TikTok 'ban' bill into law, starting clock fo... by ZoomerCretin on Wednesday April 24, 2024 @10:32PM (#40152674)
There was no bipartisan consensus until Israel's atrocities began last year.
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Re:Biden signs TikTok 'ban' bill into law, starting clock fo... by oooyay on Thursday April 25, 2024 @08:22PM (#40164626)
Yes, you and another user have claimed that but provided no sources or proof. For my part, I'm a dem and it always seemed that Dems weren't very vocal about it but were highly concerned about Tik Toks data sovereignty. They've kinda had bigger issues in their face since 2016.
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