• ZombiFrancis@sh.itjust.works
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    The law was April 2024, so you know, after October 2023. The sudden political push to get that done instead of stall out line 2020-2023 is what’s being talking about.

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      1 day ago

      Sorry, I confused it with to the RESTRICT act (Mar 2023), which is similar to the 2024 law.

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        You referenced March 2023 as a restriction though, so it seems like you were aware. Between March 2023 and April 2024 something changed the political momentum, which is plainly stated, though you’re refuting with what appears to be an incorrect timeline.

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          I referenced March 2023, because it’s when the RESTRICT act passed which limited Tiktok. I also referenced April 2023 as a total public ban because I mixed it with the date that Montana banned public usage of Tiktok, which was followed by 2024 bill “Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act”, being a public ban like Montana, but also close to the RESTRICT act. Similar acts, close dates.

          And I am only refuting what the article is claiming, that the Tiktok banned is solely about improving the image of Israel in regards to Palestine, because until Oct 2023, it wasn’t US political issue so wouldn’t have had anything to do with the ban. There never was a reference to anything about israel, Palestine, and Tiktok before that date. Which is the opposite of what this article claims.

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            Which is the opposite of what this article claims.

            It is an article from May 2024 describing where Blinken and Romney explictly state the political push to get the law passed was directly influenced by TikTok demonstrating pro-Palestinian perspectives.

            Also of note they didn’t rule out extending similar action to entities similar to TikTok.