Re:The Hacking of Culture and the Creation of Socio-Technica...
by JumpCrisscross on Thursday June 20, 2024 @06:46AM
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> after October 7th, when Tiktok accurately reflected the views of the younger half of the American public on Palestine, the push was renewed by the usual arms dealers and allies, which got it through
I was involved with this effort. Gaza was immaterial in the Senate and worth maybe a handful of votes in the House (where they weren’t needed, but helped).
The binding energy came from Bytedance pushing a political message to its users, including children [1], and the Chinese embassy lobbying against the bill [2]. (Keep in mind this has been a multi-year effort of iteration and refinement [3].)
I was involved with this effort. Gaza was immaterial in the Senate and worth maybe a handful of votes in the House (where they weren’t needed, but helped).
The binding energy came from Bytedance pushing a political message to its users, including children [1], and the Chinese embassy lobbying against the bill [2]. (Keep in mind this has been a multi-year effort of iteration and refinement [3].)
[1] https://www.cbsnews.com/news/krishnamoorthi-gallagher-tiktok...
[2] https://www.politico.com/newsletters/politico-influence/2024...
[3] https://apnews.com/article/tiktok-timeline-ban-biden-india-d...