ive been fascinated by the tiktok melodrama in the states.
congress and senate insist its a sinister communist plot.
activist groups grown from whole cloth in the past year insist its causing immeasurable harm to children despite similar stateside competitors having existed for nearly two decades.
but i feel the reality is much simpler. Bytedance is a 120bn private foreign company thats squished all four of its major competitors in the US. Its not open for investment, it wont accept a buyout from FAANG, and most importantly its a massive media outlet that cant be influenced by the manufactured consent of the existing media in the US.
on tiktok you frequently see a very unbiased, very unflattering depiction of the nation that encourages viewers to critique and discuss controversial western topics.
congress and senate insist its a sinister communist plot.
activist groups grown from whole cloth in the past year insist its causing immeasurable harm to children despite similar stateside competitors having existed for nearly two decades.
but i feel the reality is much simpler. Bytedance is a 120bn private foreign company thats squished all four of its major competitors in the US. Its not open for investment, it wont accept a buyout from FAANG, and most importantly its a massive media outlet that cant be influenced by the manufactured consent of the existing media in the US.
on tiktok you frequently see a very unbiased, very unflattering depiction of the nation that encourages viewers to critique and discuss controversial western topics.