• MrSmiley@lemmy.zip
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    3 months ago

    Gotta capture and warp the minds of the youth to transform them into obedient fascist dogs.

    Only through concentration in a few hands of a large number of media can one attain a true orchestration, a continuity, and an application of scientific methods of influencing individuals. A state monopoly, or a private monopoly, is equally effective.

    Propaganda, Jacques Ellul

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    3 months ago

    No representatives from ByteDance were present at the signing, and the company hasn’t acknowledged that a transaction is taking place. No purchase price was mentioned, and there’s no indication that the Chinese government has made changes to laws that would be necessary for a deal to take place.

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    3 months ago

    That’s what I don’t get. What does an executive order about this even mean. I haven’t heard anything from the owners about this. Or is this just blocking the name and getting their app in its place.