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@fossilesque@mander.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 4 months ago

Meta Shatters Lobbying Record as House Passes TikTok Ban: Instagram owner Meta spent more than ever on lobbing Congress and the White House as legislation to potentially ban its competitor TikTok

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Meta Shatters Lobbying Record as House Passes TikTok Ban: Instagram owner Meta spent more than ever on lobbing Congress and the White House as legislation to potentially ban its competitor TikTok

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@fossilesque@mander.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 4 months ago
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A new disclosure reveals Instagram owner Meta spent more than ever on lobbing Congress and the White House as legislation to potentially ban its competitor, TikTok, was drawn up and passed.
  • BarqsHasBite
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    I think this was less about lobbying and more about bogeyman of China.

    • @Mrkawfee@lemmy.world
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      AIPAC lobbying also

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        You know China vetoed a Gaza Ceasefire last march, right?

        They’re also allied with Iran who militarized Hamas in the first place.

        • @technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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          They’re also allied with Iran who militarized Hamas in the first place.

          You say this like it’s a bad thing. TBH colonized people suffering from genocide should resist.

          • @finitebanjo@lemmy.world
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            0•4 months ago

            You happily traded 47,000 of Palestinian lives for 1700 israelis, congratz and fuck off.

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