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Meta Shatters Lobbying Record as House Passes TikTok Ban: Instagram owner Meta spent more than ever on lobbing Congress and the White House as legislation to potentially ban its competitor TikTok (readsludge.com)
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[โ€“] finitebanjo@lemmy.world 1 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

When Meta sold data to Russia via Cambridge Analytica they recieved the largest FTC fine in history, and that was long before the law was even conceived.

If the platforms did it today then they should face the full consequences the same as TikTok.

[โ€“] filister@lemmy.world 1 points 5 hours ago

And where is the proof that something similar has happened? Didn't TikTok comply with every request of the US government?

And what about the lack of fact checking on Meta and X. Isn't this a concern for you that they will spread misinformation even faster now? Where are their fines?