it bout to get loopies in here
tiktok
I was opposed to the whole “TikTok ban” situation. But ByteDance may have proven Congress’s point.
Biden noted he would not enforce the ban and allow the next administration figure it out. ByteDance still turned off their services to Americans, blaming the Biden admin.
And then they turned it back on, thanking Trump.
The congressional mandated ban was already in flux. The shutdown was self-imposed. This was all planned.
Maybe congress actually did have a point.
Young people in Taiwan are being exposed to pro-China content on TikTok which is influencing their identity and attitudes towards China
According to research, TikTok’s algorithm suggested a “disproportionately high ratio” of content favorable to the CCP compared with other apps such as Instagram or YouTube. Users of the platform tended to hold a significantly more favorable view of China’s human rights record
https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2025/01/20/2003830509