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fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❀️ πŸ’» ✍️ πŸ₯ πŸ‡΅πŸ‡·") wrote:

I think it's impossible to overstate how influential leftist voices on TikTok were from about 2019 to 2024. And how flippant liberals outside of the app were to the idea of a US takeover.

Yes, it's unfortunate that this movement had to occur on a corporate app. But this is a two things are true situation.

No other social media platform uplifted more Black, brown, and queer voices in the history of social media. And it's very clear how that happened.

A line graph showing American sympathies regarding the Middle East situation, comparing percentages of sympathies with Israelis (green line) versus Palestinians (blue line) from 2002 to projected 2026. The graph shows an increase in sympathy for Palestine