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this would imply they think they have control over non tik Tok social media? doubt. I think this is just old confused people being old confused.
The US corporate social media platforms are part of the US military-industrial-intellegence complex now. Look at their boards of directors and executives. Look at Twitter. Look at Facebook. Look at Hamilton 68. Look at Reddit:
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They have their eye on the fediverse now, too: Atlantic Council » Collective Security in a Federated World
While this is just old-people being confused and told what to do by Israeli lobbyists, it's worth noting that the US has a great deal of influence over Facebook, many newspapers like the NYT, Washintgon Post, Youtube, and even Twitter. Not total control mind you, but enough where if they want a particular video delisted, or don't like that a trend is happening, they have ways they can shut it down.
Not so with Tiktok (or most of the other less popular social media apps.)