Exactly Who Was Behind that TikTok Ban?

Whether the TikTok ban was short-lived or not, time will tell. It’s back for now, which is good news for the said 170M Americans who depend on the platform for income.
So, with all of the egregious behavior we’ve seen on the part of platforms like Google/Alpha with its globally recognized monopolistic practices and Facebook, which has how many lawsuits against them, it was TikTok that suddenly went dark?
If you’re wondering why Congress moved so quickly and decisively against TikTok, you need to look no further than to Mark Zuckerberg himself.
“Shocking Revelations: Congress Paid Off for TikTok Ban?,” Trending Newsline reported, citing that “In a recent revelation that has sent shockwaves through the political and social media landscape, an investigation by the Washington Post has uncovered alarming evidence of corporate influence in legislative processes surrounding the TikTok ban in the United States. The report highlights that Meta, the parent company of Facebook, allegedly paid a consulting firm to disseminate misleading information about TikTok, framing it as a significant threat to American children and privacy. This revelation raises questions about the ethical implications of corporate lobbying and its impact on public opinion and policy-making.”
In fact, it seems it was Meta/Facebook who was guilty of the manipulations/breaches that they accused Tik Tok as having perpetrated, and how well we know at this point how adept Meta is at spreading misinformation.
Just recently, META Fesses Up to Leading Censorship Cartel. He might have fessed up, but that doesn’t mean that he has truly changed his ways. Said The Federalist, “Facebook adopted a… policy of trying to combat the alleged “fake news” that troubled Facebook’s left-wing employees. The tech giant would start paying media outlets to “fact-check” news on the site. With media revenue steadily declining — in no small part because Facebook had radically disrupted the traditional journalistic business models — once reputable news organizations signed up to participate in the fact-checking program. Media outlets that were supposed to be objectively covering Facebook were now on Facebook’s payroll, given the power to determine all the news that was fit to print.
“Whether or not the tech companies wanted to admit it, much of Silicon Valley’s anger over Trump’s victory was about their inability to control American opinion.”
And TikTok was the problem?
If Congress is so concerned about China’s influence, how is it that Chinese companies own some 400k+ acres of American farmland, much of it near US military bases? Again, nothing to see here?
This is a big story and why wasn’t it reported by the mainstream media? Well, the mainstream media is on Meta’s payroll.
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Remember way back to 2021 when whistleblower Frances Haugen told Congress “that the company made a change to its algorithm in order to increase engagement. What engages people? Content that is “hateful, that is divisive, that is polarizing. It’s easier to inspire people to anger than it is to other emotions,” said Haugen.
“In the 60 Minutes interview, Haugen said, among other things, that Facebook is “tearing our societies apart and is causing ethnic violence around the world…In fact, in Myanmar in 2019, the military used Facebook to launch a genocide,” we reported back then.
Again, nothing to see here and no repercussions for Facebook. At all.
“The battle between TikTok and Facebook is just one episode in the ongoing saga of social media competition. As the landscape continues to evolve, it’s crucial to remain vigilant about the influences at play. The findings from the Washington Post investigation remind us that the fight for our attention and loyalty comes with complex motivations,” said Trending News and reminds us once again that one of the greatest threats to free speech if not to democracy itself but – Mark Zuckerberg and do we once again need to remind you that Facebook was originally funded by the investment arms of both the CIA and NSA?
TikTok is back online at least for now thanks to the new administration in Washington and speaking of China, there’s a country that thinks long term as opposed to the short attention span of many a US-based founder and in Zuckerberg’s case, short-sightedness as well. The WaPost no doubt uncovered Zuckerberg’s machinations by following that one simple tenet of discovery: follow the money. Zuckerberg might have gotten his wish by knocking TikTok offline at least temporarily and time will tell if this will hold. As for those 170 million TikTok users who derived income from the platform, how do you believe they’ll vote in future? As always, follow the money. Onward and forward.