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		spencerflem on Jan 15, 2025 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: TikTok preparing for U.S. shut-off on Sunday Right, I guess I'm agreeing with you that social media is an effective propaganda machine (they're ad companies and what is an ad but propaganda to buy a product) and the US Govt wants one where they set the tone. I was disagreeing with GP that seemed to act like TikTok was uniquely a propaganda engine

LargeWu on Jan 15, 2025 [–]

I think the fact that the PRC would rather burn it all down rather than allow it to be sold speaks volumes that it's not about TikTok as a business venture.

dpkirchner on Jan 15, 2025 | [–]

It's also possible that the US market just isn't as valuable or profitable to TikTok/ByteDance as we assume.

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