US TikTok is in or out?

[Graybeard]

US Senate declines to fast-track TikTok bill

A bill that would force the sale of TikTok from its Chinese owners or see it banned in the United States will move cautiously in the US Senate, key lawmakers said, after it sailed through the House.

techxplore.com

Looks like this bill will be tied-up in the US senate and may not be voted on this year ...

 

[Graybeard]

AI Voice Technology Used to Create Conspiracy Videos on TikTok, at Scale

NewsGuard has identified a network of 17 TikTok accounts using AI text-to-speech software to generate videos advancing false and unsubstantiated claims, with hundreds of millions of views

AI Voice Technology Used to Create Conspiracy Videos on TikTok, at Scale - NewsGuard

www.newsguardtech.com

Auto-generated fake news sites!
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In reality 17 accounts are minuscule but the number of views is huge ...

 

[azgold]

Can I ask a stupid question?

What is Google and Meta doing with the Chinese data they're scraping from their platforms?

which would undermine the free speech and association rights of millions of people. This bill must be stopped.``<<<

We have so many bills that fall under that category now!

ban tiktok now, its rotting ppls brains

Don't they all? But people have the right to decide if that's what they want to do with their brains.

 

[azgold]

AI Voice Technology Used to Create Conspiracy Videos on TikTok, at Scale

17 is at scale?

NewsGuard has identified a network of 17 TikTok accounts using AI text-to-speech software to generate videos advancing false and unsubstantiated claims, with hundreds of millions of views

That's nothing, the government delivers mis-mal and fake news all the time.

You know, my whole life, I've never had one iota of interest in politics. Trump changed that, couldn't believe what I was seeing and hearing. Then we got (and continue to get) our own turn. I still have trouble believing things have gone so wildly off-balance.

 

[OscarMike]

I'm Canadian, too. I know the government banned TT on government phones but it is banned nationally?

Sorry, I don't use it, so I'm uninformed about that.

TikTok is not banned nationally in Canada but TikTok Shop isn't available. I have no idea why TT would make TikTok Shop available in the USA but not Canada.

I've read case studies of dropshipping businesses successfully working with influencers and paying them through a commission via TikTok Shop.

 

[azgold]

@OscarMike , does TikTok Shop work better than other platforms in your opinion?

I'm totally ignorant about TikTok.

 

[Graybeard]

What's behind this --social media is now leveraged in elections media and propaganda of political story-lines. When I see it I will believe it.

TikTok deal to be finalised by Saturday, says Trump

US President Donald Trump has said that he expects a deal regarding the sale of TikTok’s US operations to be finalised by the weekend

www.firstpost.com

 

[azgold]

Things are crazy across the continent. Not good crazy, unfortunately.

Social media plays a huge part in our federal election coming up April 28th. Both for party promotion and dug up, really awful dirt in some cases.

It's good for exposing candidates that should never be given a chance, I suppose. But it's also been good for uniting a huge group of people who are banding together to try and vote out the (very and unapologetically) corrupt party.

When I see it I will believe it.

It seems something is up. Our caretaker PM met with Trump.....both have financial dealings with the Chinese and I'll shut my mouth about the rest of it now. Some stuff regarding that has also come out in the socials over here.

 

[Graybeard]

Caveat emptor. You should not assume social media is a reliable information source --fact check any post that makes claims that are questionable.
AI is manipulative in social media

 

[vankhanh]

Thật buồn vì nó không được sử dụng ở đó

Translation (Google) added by Admin: It's sad that it's not used there.

 

[Graybeard]

Deal is off now --another big loss for Trump Tariffs ...

China hit brakes on TikTok deal after Trump announced wide-ranging tariffs, AP source says

President Donald Trump says he is signing an executive order to keep TikTok running in the U.S. for another 75 days.

apnews.com

>"But Beijing hit the brakes on a deal Thursday after Trump announced wide-ranging tariffs around the globe, including against China. ByteDance representatives called the White House to indicate that China would no longer approve the deal until there could be negotiations about trade and tariffs, said the person, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the sensitive details of the negotiations."<

 

[affwebsite]

they do this before ...they can do this time also

 

[azgold]

until there could be negotiations about trade and tariffs,

Do you think that was the actual Trump goal? To draw them to the negotiation table if they wouldn't sell, which he probably assumed they wouldn't?

 

[Graybeard]

These tariffs caused a $3 trillion dollar loss in the US stock markets this week.
TikTok is not worth $3 trillion.
I have surmised that there is a sinister hidden goal.
Now this may sound like CT drama.
However, I guess in time we will see.
Quite nasty, I think. ✓ Diversion

 

[Graybeard]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1907967699302625641

Message from China TARIFF AI

 

[azgold]

I have surmised that there is a sinister hidden goal.

With all the crap and corruption we're been seeing here, I often wonder that now.

✓ Diversion

We've had a whole lot of that here but people are on to them these days. For those who missed hearing about something, a competing politician or two will point it out usually. The independent guys do a lot investigating and show the receipts/proof of facts. And then there are those who question nothing and believe everything they're told without any fact-checking. I don't deny their right to do so, I just wonder why.

A lot of things in the drill down chart you posted have already happened and are the reason that we've lost a bunch of Canadians moving south of our border over the past few years.

Fun fact: Do you know that an American family moved here claiming refugee status? They were approved, too. Because their two and three year olds are trans and they don't feel safe in the U.S.

 

[T J Tutor]

I have surmised that there is a sinister hidden goal.
Now this may sound like CT drama.
However, I guess in time we will see.
Quite nasty, I think. ✓ Diversion

This is the consensus with most of the intellectuals with which I've had conversations. We've pretty much been on that page from before the election results. knowing he's in it for himself like everything else. The shoe will drop at some point!

Do you know that an American family moved here claiming refugee status? They were approved, too. Because their two and three year olds are trans and they don't feel safe in the U.S.

While Karen and I are not trans, I've actually had this thought myself recently.

I hate to admit how much my investment accounts have lost in the past few days. I liquidated half of them yesterday and bought more gold and few other precious metals.

 

[Graybeard]

I hate to admit how much my investment accounts have lost in the past few days. I liquidated half of them yesterday and bought more gold and few other precious metals.

My losses were relatively small because all (90% most) of my stocks are preferred and paying a dividend, as a note would pay interest, before the common shareholders get paid a dividend --you trade stability for real growth however. But the other shares that are common stock --did take a rather bad hit last week.

I chose to hold and not fold last week. Saturday morning I set stop loss orders on most of the common share holdings I have. I am not going down with the ship. If Monday is not a rebound day, I am out, and I will preserve my capital then wait to buy back in when "the blood runs thick in the water."

 

[TrustProxyIO]

Trump loves Tiktok, he will save it

 

[T J Tutor]

If Monday is not a rebound day, I am out, and I will preserve my capital then wait to buy back in when "the blood runs thick in the water."

Warren Buffet had that same thought and then did cash out. I think that was two weeks ago. TBH, I wish I moved when he did.