runiq@feddit.org to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoTikTok users in the US can’t write ‘Epstein’ or see anti-Trump videoswww.independent.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square167fedilinkarrow-up11.03Karrow-down16file-textcross-posted to: politics@lemmy.worldworld@lemmy.world
arrow-up11.02Karrow-down1external-linkTikTok users in the US can’t write ‘Epstein’ or see anti-Trump videoswww.independent.co.ukruniq@feddit.org to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square167fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: politics@lemmy.worldworld@lemmy.world
minus-squareMajorasTerribleFate@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up13·1 day 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-up1·20 hours agoYup. It’s hard to look at this and not imagine de-platforming the left sphere as deliberate.
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.