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siegecrossbow

siegecrossbow

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daifo said:
Alot of American "creators" are grifters that steal ideas or repost click bait news content with some commentary. During the xhs refugee... everyone on tik-tok knew a the same exact "chinese friend" on xhs that told him about the postive attributes in china, grocery haul, apartment etc. blah blah blah I just stop looking at the app for the week. I find alot of it boring, hence i usually just view doyin/xhs for "happy" content. Viewing your follow list might help reset the algo.
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Yeah they are just picking what generates the most clicks. Used to be twerking pretty girls, now it’s fuck you US Congress.

I feel like XHS is actually a better representation of my TikTok feed pre ban. Atmosphere is a lot more positive too. Might just stay on that for now.
 
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iewgnem

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ByteDance didn't have to shutdown TT for 12 hours, they did just to make the point that they really don't care about US market and US will never be able to buy it.
ByteDance could have also waited 24 hours until Trump entered office to turn it back on, they didn't wait just to make the point that they're the one who calls the shots, not US Congress, Supreme Court or even Trump.

Chinese strategy has fundamentally shifted from defensive to offensive, a lot of people hasn't got used to this yet, including on SDF
With both outgoing and incoming POTUS capitulating and American users going to XHS, the writing is on the wall as to how things will go from now on.
 
9dashline

9dashline

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iewgnem said:
ByteDance didn't have to shutdown TT for 12 hours, they did just to make the point that they really don't care about US market and US will never be able to buy it.
ByteDance could have also waited 24 hours until Trump entered office to turn it back on, they didn't wait just to make the point that they're the one who calls the shots, not US Congress, Supreme Court or even Trump.

Chinese strategy has fundamentally shifted from defensive to offensive, a lot of people hasn't got used to this yet, including on SDF
With both outgoing and incoming POTUS capitulating and American users going to XHS, the writing is on the wall as to how things will go from now on.
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yes, i noticed that DJI thing was definitely sending a message...
because otherwise why only remove noflyzone for US but nowhere else? etc and plus add on the timing of it all, right after it was announced TikTok was finally getting banned... DJI was sending a message for sure.
 
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Eventine

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Tom Cotton is what I'd call a true American nationalist.

He's not an oligarch in the sense that Trump is. He grew up in rural Arkansas. His parents were bureaucrats / teachers. He has a law degree and served in the military, and he actually volunteered for combat despite not having to. His face screams Anglo-Saxon heritage and descent from an old cow boy / plantation family. He likely, truly believes in "old American values" as they were during the settler days, and doesn't come off as a snake the way that, say, Zuckerberg does.

In short, I believe him when he says he thinks China and Tik Tok are the enemy; and contrary to many of his fellow Republicans, he didn't hold back just because Trump said so. He's a fundamentalist - the sort that views the world in black and white terms, and however misguided that might be, it separates him from the typical American politician whose platform is up for bid.
 
AssassinsMace

AssassinsMace

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Like I've said before, I quite enjoy this moment where everyone that's angry and upset at what's happening with the TikTok drama going on is everyone that deserves it. What happened for China without much effort, Indians couldn't do trying with all their might. And this is on top of that random Twitter making a poll that made Indian national news of who Americans rather have... illegal Mexicans or legal Indians in the US? Then you have all those flirtatious young Caucasian women going on Red Note. You think anyone cares about antisemitism after what happened in Gaza? It's the Jews that have to change course and suck up to China. What are they going to do for the Chinese? Something that was never asked before and since they somehow think China owes that to them. It's not antisemitic to feel not guilty when in history you've done nothing against them.

If things go well with Trump in office, maybe China should gift Trump with a Macau Casino license, something he's always wanted. Elon just had to give a hundred million to Trump's campaign and now he's worth double his value after doing that. The US already let Trump do things that are against the law so China doesn't have to worry about bribery accusations ;). The US doesn't deserve any news and social media access to China because they will do everything they accuse China of doing. You think Trump cares about that? You just have to show him the money. Western influence and values in China are no longer negotiable especially since they were hypocritically okay with genocide in Gaza.
 
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