Sen. Pete Ricketts (R-NE) comes right out and admits it: they're about to ban TikTok because "young people are getting their news" from the app, and "pro-Palestinian" hashtags generate lots of views. He says Chinese Communists are "pushing this racist agenda" to undermine America - Kotaku In Action 2

Sen. Pete Ricketts (R-NE) comes right out and admits it: they're about to ban TikTok because "young people are getting their news" from the app, and "pro-Palestinian" hashtags generate lots of views. He says Chinese Communists are "pushing this racist agenda" to undermine America (twitter.com)

posted 244 days ago by NatalieBiden 244 days ago by NatalieBiden +58 / -2

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– ghostfox1_ 3 points 244 days ago +3 / -0

Probably because China doesn't flat out own reddit?

I agree with you, but it's not exactly hard to understand why it's just tiktok (right now)

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– gopower2024 -8 points 244 days ago +2 / -10

Exactly...imagine defending a CCP asset operated in the USA lol. This ban is a GOOD thing. It gives the government power to ban foreign media within the US borders.

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