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The sequence of events as far as I can recall:

  • Trump promised to ban TikTok
  • TikTok was slated to be "banned" in the twilight of Biden's term
  • Trump says he'd give it 90 days to make a decision
  • Biden decides not to ban it, handing it off to Trump
  • TikTok goes dark
  • It returns, but if you search for something anti-Trump in the United States, you can't find it
  • Using a VPN will give you that content
  • Various news outlets are now calling it Trump's "Propaganda Arm"

What the fuck is going on? From a political or technological standpoint.

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[–] nightwatch_admin@feddit.nl 29 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago) (2 children)

Uh the Supreme Court approved Biden’s ban that was initiated by Trump. Which is a nice way to make Biden less popular and come out as the saviour, plus TikTok will now lick Donnie’s boots. Someone was very smart, although I don’t think it was Trump himself.

[–] ShimmeringKoi@hexbear.net 5 points 11 hours ago

I mean yknow, different kinds of intelligence. Guy's dumb as a rock in most things, but clearly has a deep unconscious understanding of performance and manipulation

[–] Zak@lemmy.world 2 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

This is exactly the sort of deal making through bullying Trump is known for. He's crazy, not stupid.

[–] nightwatch_admin@feddit.nl 2 points 8 hours ago

If they let him speech unattended, it goes all gobbledegook in no time, so I suspect he really is not the brightest bulb in the package.