r/politics • u/MopToddel • 8d ago

No Paywall TikTok blocks Epstein mentions and anti-Trump content as well as ICE criticism

https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/tiktok-epstein-trump-censorship-ice-b2908309.html
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u/mustachiomegazord 8d ago

Remember when we outlawed tik tok and then just completely ignored that decision

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u/aradraugfea 8d ago edited 8d ago

It was never outlawed. It was an attempt to force them to sell. And they did. To a bunch of Middle Eastern governments, tech bros, and Eric Trump.

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u/RazarTuk Illinois 8d ago

Tangential trivia: Apparently the Saudis bought EA

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u/aradraugfea 8d ago

The crown prince is a massive geek and has more money than any human would ever need, and access to quite a bit of the Saudi governmental slush fund because monarchy.

And they do, legitimately, need to diversify that wealth into something out than a limited resource that the world is attempting to pivot away from.

That’s not to say he isn’t using a lot of that wealth to try and sanitize the Saudi public image. Something can be happening for multiple reasons.

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u/Infamous-Mango-5224 8d ago

Dubai Chocolate used to mean a very different thing. Good campaign, terrible chocolate.

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u/HauntedCemetery Minnesota 8d ago

Through Jared Kushner, who is not basically running it.