runiq@feddit.org to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoTikTok users in the US can’t write ‘Epstein’ or see anti-Trump videoswww.independent.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square183fedilinkarrow-up11.13Karrow-down15file-textcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
arrow-up11.12Karrow-down1external-linkTikTok users in the US can’t write ‘Epstein’ or see anti-Trump videoswww.independent.co.ukruniq@feddit.org to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square183fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
minus-squareMajorasTerribleFate@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up13·3 days agoIt seems like a no-lose for aspiring oligarchs, buying a social media platform with a large enough left and/or youth user base: muck with the algorithm until what remains is a new right-wing echo chamber; or accidentally sink the whole platform, but at least you wrecked a popular place for left-wing messaging; or somehow not meaningfully change the status quo, and end up with loads of user data and ad revenue.
minus-squaredejected_warp_core@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 days agoYup. It’s hard to look at this and not imagine de-platforming the left sphere as deliberate.
minus-squareMajorasTerribleFate@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up2·20 hours agoIt was my first thought when Elon was circling Twitter, pre-purchase.
minus-squaredejected_warp_core@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·5 hours agoYeah, that move was far more conventional though. “Big industry fat-cat buys major newspaper” is right out of the 19th century cartoon villain playbook, which seems to be Elon’s whole bag.
It seems like a no-lose for aspiring oligarchs, buying a social media platform with a large enough left and/or youth user base:
Yup. It’s hard to look at this and not imagine de-platforming the left sphere as deliberate.
It was my first thought when Elon was circling Twitter, pre-purchase.
Yeah, that move was far more conventional though. “Big industry fat-cat buys major newspaper” is right out of the 19th century cartoon villain playbook, which seems to be Elon’s whole bag.