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@ggreenwald

Both the Economist and the WSJ state explicitly that the main reason the TikTok ban picked up so much bipartisan steam in DC since Oct. 7 was because of how much Israel criticism was allowed to air and circulate on the platform (see below).

But really! It’s all about China!

@benshapiro

The House has voted to separate TikTok from its Chinese Communist Party ownership. It’s nice to see a bit of bipartisan sanity once in awhile.

Direct link to video (should work for a bit): https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/1768310919887536135/vid/avc1/1280x720/4zWnNyjVkmz0yRc9.mp4?tag=14

Source: https://twitter.com/ggreenwald/status/1768382962360283559

Additionial information by Glenn:

  • @extantEnglish
    2•8 months ago

    How many wealthy corporations or oligarchs are chomping at the bit hoping that TikTok sells instead of just blocking the country? Surely that decision didn’t incentivise their decision to ban this specific software instead of writing legislation that would protect Americans?