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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Saturday revealed further details of a deal reached between the U.S. and China over control of the popular social media platform TikTok, sharing that six Americans will sit on the seven-seat board that will control the company and that the U.S. would control the app's algorithm.

"This deal does put America first," Leavitt told Fox News on Saturday. "And let me just be very clear. This deal means that TikTok will be majority-owned by Americans in the United States. There will be seven seats on the board that controls the app in the United States, and six of those seats will be Americans."

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[–] Chozo@fedia.io 26 points 2 weeks ago

This is dangerous. Right-wing bullshit already spreads like wildfire on TikTok. Now it'll be the only content that trends. Zoomers are cooked, 6-7.

[–] quinkin@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago

They are determined to capture the minds of the children.

[–] 0_o7@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

They can't have videos and images of their atrocities, imperialism and authoritarianism being passed around like donuts.

They worked so hard to make megacorps international surveillance monopolies and spent so much in Hollywood to become sole deciders of the narrative worldwide.Can't lose that status quo.

Yankistanis will soon be able sit back and sing songs about the great leader all day and get fucked by his cronies all night long.

[–] bitcrafter@programming.dev 1 points 2 weeks ago

They can’t have videos and images of their atrocities, imperialism and authoritarianism being passed around like donuts.

But what is terrible about it is that they actually have no problem with these things because they have managed to spin them as entertainment: "Enjoy watching and take incredible satisfaction in the terrible things that the Great Leader has deservedly done to the bad guys!"

[–] AntiBullyRanger@ani.social 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

This is like the third proof 🇺🇲 is a Maoist nation.

[–] panda_abyss@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

USA: pro free market!

USA: unless it’s better than ours. Then you have to give it to us.

It seems the US only likes the free market as long as it’s exploitative and spreads their control.

[–] AntiBullyRanger@ani.social 1 points 2 weeks ago

def. Maoism

[–] Ladislawgrowlo@lemy.lol 3 points 2 weeks ago

There will be seven seats on the board that controls the app in the United States, and six of those seats will be Americans

So one seat is going to China/ a foreginer?

[–] altkey@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 weeks ago

One another short-term grift with a side of antagonizing gen z.