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.
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.
So basically this:
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
Yet we do nothing.
Waiting on you to make the move bro. We’ll follow.
I actually don’t care about any of you. My cat is more important
I’m just going to drop this here
