Punk Genius :verified_root: on Nostr: >house passes bill to ban tiktok if not sold to non-chinese owner >tiktok puts up ...
>house passes bill to ban tiktok if not sold to non-chinese owner
>tiktok puts up interstitial asking people to call congress and rally against the bill
>congressional offices absolutely hammered with phone calls
TikTok wasn't just able to get zoomers to pick up a phone, but to call congress. If that isn't proof that it represents complete control over them, I'm not sure what is.
It's literally the reason this bill exists. If they can convince zoomers to use a telephone, what else can they do?
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