NightOwl@lemmy.ca to World News@lemmy.ml · 14 days agoUS TikTok ban linked to pro-Palestine content rather than China threat, insiders revealwww.middleeasteye.netexternal-linkmessage-square21fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10cross-posted to: [email protected]
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minus-squarejagged_circle@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-213 days agoThat doesn’t track with Trump unbanning it
minus-squareSauerkraut@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up0·13 days agoTrump is a fickle king, not a rational strategist. Trump unbanned Tiktok because 1. His son Baron asked him to, 2. To make Biden look bad, 3. Because Tiktok kissed the ring and made some back room deals with Trump
minus-squarehumanspiral@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up0·13 days agoPalestine coverage was feared to swing election or make aipac look bad.
minus-squareThatWeirdGuy1001@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·13 days agoHe only did that to make himself look good. He was the one who originally popularized banning it in the first place.
minus-squareHobbitFoot @thelemmy.clublinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·13 days agoIt helped win him the election.
That doesn’t track with Trump unbanning it
Trump is a fickle king, not a rational strategist. Trump unbanned Tiktok because 1. His son Baron asked him to, 2. To make Biden look bad, 3. Because Tiktok kissed the ring and made some back room deals with Trump
Palestine coverage was feared to swing election or make aipac look bad.
He only did that to make himself look good. He was the one who originally popularized banning it in the first place.
It helped win him the election.