• firadin@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    Apparently TikTok sent out push notifications telling users to call their representatives. Minors were being provided instructions with their representatives’ phone numbers and contact info, but didn’t even know who they were calling and were asking basic questions like “What is Congress?”

    Kind of shows the amount of power TikTok has over American youth.

    • someguy3@lemmy.world
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      3 months ago

      I love how they demonstrated they aren’t influencing people by sending out a mass message telling people what to do. It doesn’t get any more comical than that.

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      3 months ago

      And facebook tells its users to vote. Encouraging people to make their voices heard and engage in the democratic process is a good thing.

      • Car@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        3 months ago

        “Vote to participate in democracy! Here’s some local voting resources”

        vs

        “Vote to protect our interests! Tell your representative that they are killing free speech if they don’t listen to me”