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[–] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago (4 children)

how does this give them a fat profit?

[–] retrieval4558@mander.xyz 17 points 7 months ago

Moreso gives google and meta a fat profit, and they bought congress. I personally also think that suppression of info about Palestine is a driver of the bill as well, and that rewards congress through the legal bribery that is lobbying.

[–] theneverfox@pawb.social 1 points 7 months ago

They're trying to force a sale or ban it, and I don't think it's certain what the details are, so who knows what criteria the owner needs to have

(it might be so specific only a handful of people/groups qualify, so they can suppress the price and ensure it goes somewhere specific... It's shockingly common, especially when legalizing something or when other nations are concerned)

[–] orca@orcas.enjoying.yachts 1 points 7 months ago

It’s the corporate class protecting one another’s shared interests in the US. Kick TikTok out and suddenly it paves the way for a competitor like Meta.

[–] theneverfox@pawb.social 1 points 7 months ago

They're trying to force a sale or ban it, and I don't think it's certain what the details are, so who knows what criteria the owner needs to have

(it might be so specific only a handful of people/groups qualify, so they can suppress the price and ensure it goes somewhere specific... It's shockingly common, especially when legalizing something or when other nations are concerned)