massive campaign via hijacking TikTok feed to inform them about potential ban and redirect them to their representatives
Holy shit that is so fucking funny
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BrikoX@lemmy.zip 6 months agoThere is soft power in controlling a platform with a lot of people. Just look how TikTok used it to organize a massive campaign via hijacking TikTok feed to inform them about potential ban and redirect them to their representatives. During conflict, it can be used more nefariously. But them signalling out TikTok while not doing anything against their domestic platforms does make it hypocritical and make people question their motives.
What_Religion_R_They@hexbear.net 6 months ago
ToxicDivinity@hexbear.net 6 months ago
Any app that or any business that is being largely impacted by legislation will ask their customers to push for a favorable outcome. I’ve seen American businesses ask their customers to call Congress about one thing or another a bunch of times. This isn’t “nefarious” or “hijacking a platform” it’s normal business behavior
frauddogg@lemmygrad.ml 6 months ago
When Anglos do it it’s “100 wholesome chungus capitalism willed by God”; when Chinese folk do it it’s “evil malicious debt-trapping CCP [redacted slur] [redacted slur] [redacted slur]”
RuthlessCriticism@hexbear.net 6 months ago
Literally all of Big Tech did this a few years ago with SOPA/PIPA and that stuff. People are acting like this is some crazy unheard of thing like they just figured out what the internet is a few months ago.