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Nemeski@lemm.ee to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month ago

Amazon wants to buy TikTok

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Amazon wants to buy TikTok

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Nemeski@lemm.ee to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month ago
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But it's not being taken seriously. TikTok's future in the US is once again uncertain. On April 5, President Trump's extension to the 'sell or be banned'...
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    Oracle has been the most involved player for TikTok up to this point. Trump has also floated the idea of being government-owned.

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

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        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.

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

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

        Disgusting.

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      Oracle would be worse…

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        No no, look what they did with Sun.

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          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.

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