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[–] [email protected] 73 points 2 days ago (2 children)

The anti trust system has failed completely.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 day ago

Like the rest of the system is in any kind of food shape...

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Of course. But on the other hand: Who else would?

It's not like Bob from Des Moines is going to find $100 billion behind the sofa cushions to buy it. There aren't that many companies with much higher valuations.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Oracle has been the most involved player for TikTok up to this point. Trump has also floated the idea of being government-owned.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

No no, look what they did with Sun.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 16 hours ago

Yup, expect paywalls, lock-in, and relentless profit-maximization.

The silver lining is that they seem to care more about your wallet than your data, though they'll hoover up both if given the chance.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 days ago (2 children)

They want to privatize the post office but make TikTok government owned... JFC...

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

So they can use it to spread right wing bollocks, cause at the minute it’s (probably) a little bit of everything.

It’s fucked up, and I had to read that twice, but it’s not really surprising.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago)

It's the only big social media not regime controled.
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7C3QDPRWPUg)

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 days ago

Government owned under Musk. Basically Musk wants to control it while we pay for it.

Disgusting.