Re:TikTok says it is restoring service for U.S. users
by gcanyon on Sunday January 19, 2025 @04:23PM
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Anytime there are such large numbers of "undecideds" it's likely they are low-information, and an opportunity for Trump (or any unscrupulous politician, but really, Trump) to lie to them and turn them to whatever side they wish.
Re:TikTok says it is restoring service for U.S. users
by pixl97 on Sunday January 19, 2025 @06:42PM
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Since 170M Americans look at TT, I wonder of how much of it was TT propaganda itself.
The amount of propaganda on TT is rather huge, though I won't say any different than US media, just more of it these days oriented to how 'good' China is.
Re:TikTok says it is restoring service for U.S. users
by ClumsyPilot on Sunday January 19, 2025 @07:39PM
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To be fair, self-promotion is a good kind of propaganda to broadcast. It inspires healthy competition.
If tomorrow China becomes a global beacon of high-quality and affordable healthcare, maybe US will actually feel some pressure to fix its issues.
Re:TikTok says it is restoring service for U.S. users
by LMYahooTFY on Sunday January 19, 2025 @08:53PM
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The impetus for this is largely from Congress in both parties. Public support often doesn't align with congressional action and it doesn't stop them.
Vote for your congress members.
Re:TikTok says it is restoring service for U.S. users
by MiiMe19 on Sunday January 19, 2025 @10:03PM
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>drumpf bad
Re:TikTok says it is restoring service for U.S. users
by gcanyon on Tuesday January 21, 2025 @09:44PM
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He is! But I don't call him names; that's lazy.
Re:TikTok says it is restoring service for U.S. users
by not_really on Monday January 20, 2025 @09:13AM
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Guess you were not part of the popular vote
Re:TikTok says it is restoring service for U.S. users
by hatsix on Sunday January 19, 2025 @11:27PM
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"Not Sure" != "ambivalent". It's a mistake to lump "Not Sure" and "Opposed" together and declare a majority, as the group as a while does not represent a specific stance. Any attempt at nuance for either side gets bucketed into the largest category.
That group seems like the most interesting question... what sub groups do they fall into.
Support has declined and opposition has increased. I don't think there's much of a disconnect here though, since it doesn't seem there are many people with strong opinions counter to what Congress chose to do.