A new disclosure reveals Instagram owner Meta spent more than ever on lobbing Congress and the White House as legislation to potentially ban its competitor, TikTok, was drawn up and passed.
The same can be said for Meta and X. They even stopped moderating them. So why shall we ban TikTok and allow Meta and X to continue working? I am up for greater scrutiny of social media, but one that’s applied equally across all platforms.
Stifling competition, great use indeed. Make today’s billionaires trillionaires.
TikTok are not competition, they don’t even care about profit or they would have sold 80% of ownership and would continue operating legally.
They’re a weapon
The same can be said for Meta and X. They even stopped moderating them. So why shall we ban TikTok and allow Meta and X to continue working? I am up for greater scrutiny of social media, but one that’s applied equally across all platforms.