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submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by wuphysics87@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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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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[-] HootinNHollerin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Chinese citizens still can’t use TikTok. Curious

[-] coolusername@lemmy.ml 14 points 2 weeks ago

that's because douyin is for them

[-] HootinNHollerin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

And the reason for segregating in the first place?

[-] ShrimpCurler@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 2 weeks ago

Well there wouldn't be much point to the Great Chinese Firewall if lots of uncontrolled information was flowing in and out through social media.

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