Episode 34

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13th Jan 2025

Ep34: They say TikTok is dangerous... but look who's talking

The Real Threat of TikTok: Manipulation by Any Owner

The video discusses the controversy surrounding TikTok and the calls to ban it due to national security concerns. It questions the hypocrisy of other social media giants like Facebook and Twitter (now X) which have also manipulated users for profit. The script emphasizes that the issue isn't the country that owns TikTok, but rather the potential for manipulation by any corporation. The discussion highlights that banning social media isn't the solution and points out that corporate greed remains the true threat, affecting trust in these platforms.

00:00 Introduction: The TikTok Controversy

00:16 The Hypocrisy of Social Media Giants

00:44 The Real Question: Who Controls TikTok?

01:01 Conclusion: The True Threat of Manipulation

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Transcript
Speaker:

They say TikTok is dangerous,

but look, who's talking.

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Everyone's talking about

banning TikTok to protect us.

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Senator Kelly says it's a national

security risk because it could

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manipulate the population.

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But let's talk about who wants to save us?

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Facebook leaked your data and

manipulated your feed for profit.

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Got caught, paid fines kept doing it.

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If manipulation is a national

security risk, Twitter

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became X promise free speech.

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Unless they disagree

with you, manipulation.

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They, wrote the playbook.

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Someone on Reddit said what?

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We're all thinking.

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Kill Facebook and X at the same time.

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And I wouldn't think everyone

involved with this is full of shit.

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And that's the whole

truth in one sentence.

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Here's the real question nobody's asking.

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If American companies

get control of TikTok.

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We'll still be the platform we love

or just another profit machine.

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Other countries tried

banning social media.

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People found ways around it, but

there's no way around corporate greed.

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So the real threat isn't where

TikTok is now, but where it

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could end up manipulation is

manipulation, no matter who owns it.

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So drop a comment.

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If you've ever felt betrayed

by a platform's promises.

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And share.

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If you think people deserve to

hear this side of the story.

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