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LearnedHand

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27. You're joking right?

Reply to LeftInTX (Reply #25)

Sun Jan 19, 2025, 03:25 PM

Jan 19

Twitter is all about the algorithm. It's exactly what Eloon twiddles to push his own teeets and those of other white supremacists.

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Trump says he will delay TikTok ban, suggests a joint venture with US ownership [View all] highplainsdem Jan 19 OP

Wonder what dweller Jan 19 #1

The law included a 90 day extension...so he is going to write and EO giving them that time PortTack Jan 19 #8

A CEO named McCourt and his partner from Shark Tank (. Kevin O'Leary are interested. LeftInTX Jan 19 #24

"Nice Tik Tok you got there" C_U_L8R Jan 19 #2

That's been the goal all along. underpants Jan 19 #3

Except a joint venture isn't in the law. A law would have to be written. OrlandoDem2 Jan 19 #4

Musk/Putin will just buy it. gab13by13 Jan 19 #5

Not sure Trump wants Musk to have as much power as ownership of both TikTok and X would give him. highplainsdem Jan 19 #6

It costs more money than even Musk has womanofthehills Jan 19 #21

The youth vote is not aware of or concerned Whyisthisstillclose Jan 19 #7

Do you use TikTok? if you did you would know that's not true. PortTack Jan 19 #9

Of course I use TikTok as I used to use Twitter Whyisthisstillclose Jan 19 #10

The ban was tied to the bill congress passed for funding aid to Ukraine. President Biden really had no choice PortTack Jan 19 #12

And the ban was originally proposed by the felon. Scrivener7 Jan 19 #13

This is a great conversation between DU members Whyisthisstillclose Jan 19 #14

Thx ..goes to show their can be discourse without being confrontational PortTack Jan 19 #16

All too rare today. Seems like everyone will pick Whyisthisstillclose Jan 19 #17

Indeed...hopefully some of that edge comes off after tomorrow. PortTack Jan 19 #20

Hope springs eternal! But disappointment is Whyisthisstillclose Jan 19 #23

How hard would it be to create a U.S. version of TikTok? subterranean Jan 19 #11

The algorithm is light years ahead of anything here. Meta who tried to acquire TikTok found out just how PortTack Jan 19 #18

Thank you for the explanation. NT subterranean Jan 19 #22

Kevin O'Leary made a $20 billion offer for tik tok manicdem Jan 19 #15

Yes, he did. That sale price does not include the algorithm which is what makes TikTok work. PortTack Jan 19 #19

Interesting. Didn't know that. LeftInTX Jan 19 #25

You're joking right? LearnedHand Jan 19 #27

It isn't an algorithm if it's only "one thing". LeftInTX Jan 19 #29

About Musk's latest algorithm tweak LearnedHand Jan 19 #31

I tried responding earlier but DU keeps being weird LeftInTX Jan 20 #33

Only 10% of TicTok is in America- 90% in the rest of the world womanofthehills Jan 19 #32

And there it is LearnedHand Jan 19 #26

So he admits that Tik Tok is dangerous, but wants people to have it to see his inauguration? How patriotic tulipsandroses Jan 19 #28

Another division of "Leon Inc." me thinks durablend Jan 19 #30

Trump will use his newly mint $TRUMP coin... Mawspam2 Jan 20 #34