NightOwl@lemmy.ca to World News@lemmy.ml · 1 month agoUS TikTok ban linked to pro-Palestine content rather than China threat, insiders revealwww.middleeasteye.netexternal-linkmessage-square26fedilinkarrow-up1321arrow-down18cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1313arrow-down1external-linkUS TikTok ban linked to pro-Palestine content rather than China threat, insiders revealwww.middleeasteye.netNightOwl@lemmy.ca to World News@lemmy.ml · 1 month agomessage-square26fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squarejagged_circle@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-21 month agoThat doesn’t track with Trump unbanning it
minus-squareSauerkraut@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up10·1 month 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-up5·1 month agoPalestine coverage was feared to swing election or make aipac look bad.
minus-squareHobbitFoot @thelemmy.clublinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 month agoIt helped win him the election.
minus-squareThatWeirdGuy1001@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·1 month agoHe only did that to make himself look good. He was the one who originally popularized banning it in the first place.
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.
It helped win him the election.
He only did that to make himself look good. He was the one who originally popularized banning it in the first place.