Joe Caramagna

joecaramagna.bsky.social

19 January 2025 15:17

My worry is that millions of people are so desperate for its content that they are ready to celebrate any reversal of the ban no matter how undemocratic.

Kat Tenbarge

kattenbarge.bsky.social

19 January 2025 15:16

Also, my prediction, FWIW: Now that the path to “save TikTok” is in Trump’s hands, I have started to think my “worst case scenario” back of mind thought is more likely. Which is that we get an “Elon Musk buys Twitter” situation with a much bigger and more influential platform.

Kat Tenbarge

kattenbarge.bsky.social

19 January 2025 15:16

We’re in a dangerous time when it comes to social media. When it’s good, it’s great. But we’ve seen it weaponized to further anti-democratic agendas, while the people at the wheel to stop it don’t even understand what’s going on. We’re at the mercy of a toppling house of cards.

Kat Tenbarge

kattenbarge.bsky.social

19 January 2025 15:16

Should the Democrats have seen this coming? Well, lots of people have been screaming that this was going to happen. So they certainly could have figured it out in advance. But remember, most of the political power players involved don’t really understand social media. Trump included.

Kat Tenbarge

kattenbarge.bsky.social

19 January 2025 15:16

There has been bipartisan flip-flopping, hypocrisy, and ulterior motives when it comes to TikTok, with the (current) end result that the app is now being openly used to promote Trump to as many as 170 million Americans as he prepares to take office.