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Re:Supreme Court rules to uphold TikTok ban, setting stage f... by JumpCrisscross on Friday January 17, 2025 @12:14PM (#42740590)
I won’t say that isn’t relevant; when you’re building a coalition you don’t say no to allies. But it was a cherry on top of a well-baked pie. Not a foundational motivation.
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Re:Supreme Court rules to uphold TikTok ban, setting stage f... by xnx on Friday January 17, 2025 @12:18PM (#42740643)
True, but I'd say that in this area (vs. manufacturing where tariffs can be applied), it's more taboo/embarrassing to admit how dominated Instagram was. Reels is the cheap knockoff of the genuine article.
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Re:Supreme Court rules to uphold TikTok ban, setting stage f... by JumpCrisscross on Friday January 17, 2025 @12:37PM (#42740940)
> it's more taboo/embarrassing to admit how dominated Instagram was

Where? Stockholders have been vocally livid about it.

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