Sterling B.
@thesterlingone.bsky.social
I come from a land Asunder.
Where women glow and men plunder.
Can't you hear, can't you hear the thunder?
You better run, you better take cover
Where women glow and men plunder.
Can't you hear, can't you hear the thunder?
You better run, you better take cover
Reposted by Sterling B.
Partially true. Actually TRUMP, initiated this back in 2020, followed by Josh Hawley introducing legislation in 2023. There was then a bipartisan effort to force the sale due to "security issues" because of potential surveillance by China. www.brookings.edu/articles/tik....
TikTok may not be Chinese-owned anymore, but there still is a privacy problem | Brookings
Nicol Turner Lee discusses how President Trump's deal to keep TikTok functional in the U.S. doesn't assuage all privacy concerns.
www.brookings.edu
December 19, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Partially true. Actually TRUMP, initiated this back in 2020, followed by Josh Hawley introducing legislation in 2023. There was then a bipartisan effort to force the sale due to "security issues" because of potential surveillance by China. www.brookings.edu/articles/tik....
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Yeah, that's the other sad part - none of this led to broader algorithmic transparency or comprehensive data privacy laws - the actual big concerns for TikTok and everyone else, which only regulators could meaningfully address
December 19, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Yeah, that's the other sad part - none of this led to broader algorithmic transparency or comprehensive data privacy laws - the actual big concerns for TikTok and everyone else, which only regulators could meaningfully address
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In your mind are Americans worse off with the new owners? Now they get a cut before selling our data to China.
December 19, 2025 at 3:28 PM
In your mind are Americans worse off with the new owners? Now they get a cut before selling our data to China.
With Isreali ownership profit isn't as important as removing opposition to their genocide
December 19, 2025 at 3:41 PM
With Isreali ownership profit isn't as important as removing opposition to their genocide
...and bad to the bad.
December 19, 2025 at 8:06 AM
...and bad to the bad.
Damn skippi
a man with a beard is wearing a black vest and tie .
ALT: a man with a beard is wearing a black vest and tie .
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December 19, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Damn skippi
Not even in the will but wanting a reason for it to be read
December 19, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Not even in the will but wanting a reason for it to be read