Re:TikTok says it is restoring service for U.S. users
by bdangubic on Sunday January 19, 2025 @06:02PM
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everything… the world does not revolve solely around USA. the EU should ban all US social media companies too unless they are sold to one of EU countries, that makes sense, right?
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Re:TikTok says it is restoring service for U.S. users
by dagss on Sunday January 19, 2025 @06:48PM
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You joke, but with the power these companies have over peoples minds (enough people to sway elections) it is a reality we may be going towards; each power constellation a different social media universe.
TikTok has the power to sway any election how they want. The data available to them about what reels sways what people in what direction is immense. The only question is if they are doing it.
In 20 years I expect either democracy to vanish, or algorithmic social media to be widely banned, or control over algorithmic social media to be viewed more like control over nuclear weapons...