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Re:TikTok preparing for U.S. shut-off on Sunday by Spivak on Wednesday January 15, 2025 @09:29AM (#42711133)
> Would we have let the USSR acquire a major television network?

They don't have to, Fox News does it for free /zing. But for real I wouldn't see a problem with it. Less now that the world is more globalized than ever, I can get news from every corner of the globe both from our allies and enemies.

Could they be subtly pushing a narrative of communism or something, sure but this kind of "news is biased towards its owners" is beyond commonplace at this point. Jon Stewart just did a whole bit about why he couldn't criticize Apple or China.

Re:TikTok preparing for U.S. shut-off on Sunday by spencerflem on Wednesday January 15, 2025 @09:30AM (#42711155)
To be clear, Russia pays those right wing trolls a fat chunk of change
Re:TikTok preparing for U.S. shut-off on Sunday by briandear on Wednesday January 15, 2025 @01:31PM (#42715018)
Citation needed.
Re:TikTok preparing for U.S. shut-off on Sunday by xnx on Wednesday January 15, 2025 @02:49PM (#42716005)
Right-wing influencers were duped to work for covert Russian operation: https://apnews.com/article/russian-interference-presidential...