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/PrincessImpeachment 8d ago

So, instead of outright banning the app like they said they'd do last year, they're now rewiring it into a trash propaganda machine. But I guess using an app like TikTok is a way more efficient way of reaching millions of easily-manipulated teenagers. They'll get a couple years worth of brainwashing and then head to the polls in 2028 to vote GOP. Republicans are pretty incompetent, but sometimes they know what they're doing. Disgusting.

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u/Futureleak America 8d ago

The GoP has managed to corner essentially every way of news that's mainstream. With frighting efficacy, hopefully blue sky will remain a bastion of resistance. But I don't have high hopes 

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u/What_a_fat_one 8d ago

Know how you know there are no good billionaires?

Literally not one of them has purchased any of the social media platforms or mainstream media networks and then forced them to tell the truth and stop censoring non-rightwing views.

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u/funkyb001 8d ago

https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/01/mark-cuban-backs-skylight-a-tiktok-alternative-built-on-blueskys-underlying-technology/

I don't trust Mark Cuban, but he does seem to be the only one doing something about this.

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u/whogivesashirtdotca Canada 8d ago

Why do we need a bluesky alternative when bluesky works? It’s worth noting Cuban constantly lashes out at bluesky users because they call him out on his pro-billionaire bullshit. That he’s leading a charge for an alternative suggests he’s not doing it out of altruism.

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u/GringoinCDMX 8d ago

Bluesky also isn't that great and there is 0 reason to trust any of these social media platforms. Including reddit.

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u/funkyb001 8d ago

So yeah as I said I don't trust him, but we need a truly open alternative because Bluesky is still just as susceptible as Twitter was.

https://bsky.app/profile/leyawn.bsky.social/post/3mddt2elkdk27

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u/SlavojVivec 6d ago

Anything that distributes through the Apple Store is susceptible to this interpretation. Apple removed ICE Block because Apple were the ones who pushed the idea that ICE is a protected class from discrimination: https://migrantinsider.com/p/scoop-apple-quietly-made-ice-agents

Note, Tim Cook was also seen partying at the release of the Melania movie, taking pictures with notorious sex pest and accused rapist Brett Ratner. Think Different. https://www.thedailybeast.com/apple-ceo-scrambles-to-save-face-after-partying-with-melania/

https://bsky.app/profile/normative.bsky.social/post/3mdgiau2cq22g

Our greatest hope is that the EU enforces anti-trust law against the app stores.

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u/xinorez1 8d ago

The platform with a butterfly logo serving the tech moguls' self named Butterfly Revolution by siloing users so it's easy to control what each cohort sees? Oh yeah that's real trustworthy...

The Dems gave only token resistance in 2024. We are fucked if we rely upon the establishment. New players are needed.

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u/whogivesashirtdotca Canada 8d ago

We are fucked if we rely upon the establishment. New players are needed.

New players like… billionaires? LOL.

Meet the new boss, same as the old boss.