Some people say that the real reason for the possible ban of TikTok by the United States government is that TikTok includes a lot of Pro-Palestinian and Anti-Israeli content. That may be true, but my impression is closer to this:
Feature | Facebook/Instagram | TikTok | X/Twitter | Mastodon/Fediverse |
Shows you short videos that may be entertaining, that you didn’t search for, and that you can scroll up and down | Yes | Yes | No | No |
Has connections with the government of the United States | Yes | Probably yes | Probably yes | Probably no |
Has connections with the government of the People’s Republic of China | Not sure | Yes | Not sure | Probably no |
Led by a billionaire who behaves like a dick | Kind of | Not sure | Yes | No |
Has Anti-Palestinian content | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Has Anti-Israeli content | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Has Anti-American content | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Has transparent moderation policies | No | No | No | Kind of |
Can waste a lot of your time | Yes | Yes | Yes | Kind of |
Corrections welcome.