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TikTok has been the only popular social media network in the US not censoring Israeli crimes on Palestinians.

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/dec/21/meta-face...

https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2023/2/28/twitter-under-f...

https://www.vox.com/culture/23997305/tiktok-palestine-israel...

There is a reason this is one of the things that's passing with bipartisan support. Both parties are excusing, and are on the side of Israel and they know that public opinion turning against Israel will cause them future problems.

Reality is, the sudden push for a TikTok ban after it was stalled for more than a year is Palestine.



The Guardian, Al Jazeera, and Vox claim censorship. Is there something more credible, maybe AIPAC themselves publicly backing the TikTok ban, or some strong correlation between AIPAC contributions and House votes on the bill?


We have this: https://twitter.com/PamKeithFL/status/1767922368997970380

https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-media/tiktok-ban-israel-...

https://www.newarab.com/news/us-pro-israel-jewish-group-back...

Most of the time the lobbying isn't happening out in public. But once it takes momentum, the lobbies usually start publicly backing it.


The first two don't say much. The third one about JFNA's letter to Congress is key. Didn't cite the primary source for some reason, but it matches: https://cdn.fedweb.org/fed-1/1/Jewish%2520Federation%2520Let...

"A vote for HR 7521 is a vote against antisemitism."




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