To some, the TikTok ban seems "right" and "justified" and most of that is tied to ignorance of what the app is, how it supports people, and what is really going on with the law that is threatening a ban on the app in the United States. To others, the platform has helped them realize "The American Dream" and reach the audiences who care most about their cause, goal or interest. The parent company, ByteDance , yes, is headquartered in China. Yet, so are numerous other companies who operate in the US, or at a minimum, create and import their products to the US. Social Media applications that are hosted in the US are generating even more intellectual property and political promoting political propaganda that has been influencing the opinions and direction of conversations for years far beyond the existence of TikTok. Facebook, "X" (fka Twitter), and the like are responsible for consuming platform member data and using it to monetize and politically ...
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