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return2ozma@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 1 year ago

Desperate TikTok lobbying effort backfires on Capitol Hill

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Desperate TikTok lobbying effort backfires on Capitol Hill

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The company "weaponised" its US users in a lobbying effort against a bill before Congress, sources say.
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    https://www.edpb.europa.eu/news/news/2023/12-billion-euro-fine-facebook-result-edpb-binding-decision_en

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      Sorry… your evidence that Facebook would be held accountable in America, unlike TikTok, is a fine they were levied in Europe?

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        “when has Facebook ever been held accountable?”

        There you go. I’m not going to chase goalposts.

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          Context is key. We’re talking about the U.S. government. I think it was clear to most people that I was talking about being accountable to the U.S. government.

          Do I really have to type out everything in very great detail for you to understand what I’m talking about?

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            We are talking about accountability.

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              Yes, very good, your amazing gotcha showed me how I’m a fool.

              Now, do you have anything to say about what is actually being discussed- namely, the U.S. government taking action on TikTok but not on Facebook despite Facebook doing the same data harvesting?

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                See, that’s another goal post moved. No, thanks.

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                  I’m not sure how trying to talk about the thing I’ve been trying to talk about this whole time is goalpost moving, unless you mean moving it back to where I was, but it seems to me like you had nothing actually worth contributing and decided to troll. I hope you enjoyed yourself.

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                    Sure thing, buddy.

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