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TikTok will not be sold, Chinese parent ByteDance tells US (www.bbc.com)

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[–] Zagorath@aussie.zone 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

how does this help anyone’s election chances

It doesn't help. It hurts Biden among younger voters. Because he gets the blame for this.

[–] queermunist@lemmy.ml 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

So why are Democrats doing this? This isn't just a Republican thing, it's bipartisan and Biden signed it. Why?

[–] Zagorath@aussie.zone 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

So why are Democrats doing this?

For all the other reasons already listed?

[–] queermunist@lemmy.ml 1 points 6 months ago

But only for those other reasons and definitely not because of TikTok being a hotbed of pro-Palestine/anti-Isrsel media content. Can't be that, right? It's just a coincidence. 🙄