In a Tuesday episode of the This Past Weekend podcast, Von dismissed any national security concerns being floated about the China-owned TikTok platform, arguing the prevalence of content related to Israel’s bombing of Gaza — where thousands of civilians have been killed — is the real reason the government is uncomfortable.

“I believe that they don’t want people sharing the truth about the genocide in Palestine and that’s why they’re doing it. I believe that that’s what it is and TikTok is one of those places where people can still do that. And they want to own it. They want to own it, dude,” the podcaster and comedian said.

    • @[email protected]
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      103 months ago

      Your one google search you can provide vs. everyone who reads your comment having to do the same thing. Thanks for the source but the ease of retrieval it is irrelevant

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        123 months ago

        God people like you are infuriating.

        “gIvE uS a SoUrCe!!!11!1”

        Gives source

        “ThAtS nOt GoOd EnOuGh!!!11!11 i CaNt Be BoThErEd tO lOoK tHiNgS uP oN mY oWn111!!!”

        Then shut up and remove yourself from the discussion.

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          53 months ago

          The source was good enough. I’m simply saying if you’re going to make an objective claim and not provide a source you are asking everyone else to do the same google search. Wasting N peoples time googling a source vs. the one person making the claim.

          You know I’m right. I know it’s hard to read comments and actually understand the nuance in how discussions work but you can do it. I believe in you.

          • queermunist she/her
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            73 months ago

            That’s not true at all

            The vast majority of people won’t check at all. They’ll either agree or disagree based on their own preexisting knowledge/biases.