Comment on TikTok is blocking searches for WGA amid the ongoing writers strike

tonytins@pawb.social ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• cyanarchy@sh.itjust.works ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  My guy do you really not understand the shared desire of corporations to prevent solidarity and organization among workers?

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  • tonytins@pawb.social ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I get that. I just didn’t see how TikTok benefited from all of this directly. Then someone reminded me that they’re from China, and it all made sense now.

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    • Alto@kbin.social ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Realistically the only way China is particularly relevant here is just how blatant it is. It's in the interest of all corporations to suppress pro-union sentiment.

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• astraeus@programming.dev ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  How often do you think organized protest goes uninterrupted by force in mainland China?

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  • tonytins@pawb.social ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Oh! Right. I keep forgetting they’re in China.

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    • meldroc@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Yep. All for their Glorious Marxist/Maoist Revolution! Yep. That’s sure creating a worker’s paradise…

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      • sadreality@kbin.social ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Communism for proles, lux lyf for xipooh

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• dartos@reddthat.com ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Probably money. Given enough money, I’m sure tiktok will ban any search term

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