In the background of other interesting matters, it’s worthwhile taking a glance into the TikTok battle every once in a while. While I retain a slight ambivalence to the issue of TikTok and social media control mechanisms, it is also true that TikTok is currently the only larger used platform that is not directly under the wing of the U.S. Intelligence Community.
As we noted in the recent Romanian election outcome, the winner of round #1, a nationalist-minded Romania First candidate named Călin Georgescu, strongly directed his campaign message to the Romanian people, via TikTok. Georgescu campaigned on an anti-EU, anti-NATO and anti-war with Russia platform; simultaneously supporting domestic farmers, domestic energy production and advocating for a Romania that is free from foreign influence.
Suddenly, the Romanian officials who lost the election are asking the EU to investigate TikTok for allowing the organic message of Georgescu to flourish and generate support.
(Via Politico) […] TikTok is under mounting pressure to explain how it handled political content in Romania after a first round presidential vote on Sunday propelled the ultranationalist, pro-Russian firebrand Călin Georgescu to a shock victory, in part thanks to his sudden surge on TikTok. A top EU lawmaker demanded on Tuesday that TikTok’s chief executive appear before the European Parliament to answer questions, and Romanian NGOs have urged the Commission to look into whether TikTok and other platforms complied with Europe’s social media laws.
The European Commission oversees TikTok’s compliance with the bloc’s new DSA rulebook, which sets the rules for how large online platforms moderate content, including in political campaigns.
The issues were already “brought to the attention of the European Commission … in recent months” and again on Tuesday, the Romanian regulator said.
[…] Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu weighed in on Tuesday, saying funding for Georgescu’s campaign on TikTok needed to be reviewed: “It’s a system, I don’t know how legal it is, I understood how the system was used. The source of financing, in my opinion, is to be followed, ‘follow the money.'”
In a statement, TikTok’s spokesperson in Brussels, Paolo Ganino, said the “highly speculative reports about the Romanian elections are inaccurate and misleading, as most candidates have established a TikTok presence and the winners campaigned on other digital platforms beyond ours.” (read more)
As we said earlier, this outcome caught Samantha Power and the CIA off-guard.
The globalist alliance is striking back by asking the EU for help in stopping the rise of nationalism.
It’s not just Călin Georgescu they are after, it’s control over the people of Romania. Georgescu is simply in the way.
In a semi related story, Greg Price shares this:
“Kamala advisor Stephanie Cutter: “I can’t tell you how many friends of mine or nieces and nephews would say to me ‘you know I’m getting these things from Trump all the time on TikTok.'”
I was one of the two guys who ran the @TeamTrump TikTok account. Keep in mind that Kamala had a whole team running their TikTok, while we had the simplest of simple TikTok operations going at Trump HQ. It was literally just two of us.
When we took over in August, Team Trump was at around 300K followers while Kamala HQ had 3M. By the end of the campaign, we lapped them in followers (it’s at 8.1M today). Forbes recently wrote a story about the two campaigns on TikTok where they noted “while Harris was reaching a consistent audience more often, Trump was reaching a larger audience overall.”
TikTok was a powerful tool in this election. I firmly believe it played a major role in the Gen Z shift toward President Trump. Team Kamala was so proud of the TikTok cringe they posted on a daily basis. But, at the end of the day, all the brat memes in the world can’t manufacture authenticity where there is none.
We were lucky enough to be able to promote a winning message for a President made for this moment. And I’m certainly very happy that the family members of Kamala’s team enjoyed our content!
Kamala advisor Stephanie Cutter: “I can’t tell you how many friends of mine or nieces and nephews would say to me ‘you know I’m getting these things from Trump all the time on TikTok.'”
I was one of the two guys who ran the @TeamTrump TikTok account. Keep in mind that Kamala… pic.twitter.com/klIKpegcu3
— Greg Price (@greg_price11) November 26, 2024
So it’s better for a social media site to be controlled by China? Never use it and never will.
I don’t use TikTok but my wife loves it. She got a lot of pro Trump and anti-Biden videos leading to the election.
Where do you think your meds are made?
The reality today is that there is very little we have now that isn’t coming, at least in part, from China.
TikTok is not controlled by China. The claim that it is is itself deep state disinfo.
They don’t seem to be controlling content like the CIA controlled social media. There is so much content on it.
What the US IC is upset about is Not
that TikTok is developed in China…..
It is that TikTok will not give IC back door
access.🤣🤣
Search bar….is your friend! Top of page ☝️☝️☝️
Exactemundo.
Yes, it is better. Chinese will steal state secrets should any of them appear on TikTok but they aren’t especially interested in canceling regular Americans.
My older grandkids all use TikTok.
They absolutely love Donald Trump and voted for him.
They also have enough discernment within them to identify what is crap and what is not. That is the key in my opinion.
As Sundance says, at least the crooked US government cannot control any of it.
The US will ban it eventually, just like they did with Kaspersky Anti-Virus. I agree totally, they hate what they can’t control.
I had Kaspersky…it worked. I want it back! They replaced it with garbage. just sayin’…
They already have but the ban hasn’t taken effect yet. TikTok CEO has been meeting with Musk so it may get reversed.
I watch and listen to some media for particular reasons, I know they are biased against PDJT. But I can take in what I want and discard the rest. Discernment.
Ultra nationalists….are those like ultra MAGA? What is next super duper ultra MAGA or super duper ultra nationalists? They are so predictable.
C’mon man! Haven’t you heard about the Far far super right ultra Christian fundamentalnationalistexpialadocous?
That could be a new federal law enforcement profile for talking points, particularly the adjective ‘ultra.’
this is rich. high five, Fop
don’t forget “far right”
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Joseph P. Overton would concur.
Rough Rider and President Theodore (Teddy) Roosevelt would be shocked – SHOCKED, I TELL YOU! – to learn that he was an Ultra Uber Super Duper Nationalist!
His “Walk softly, and carry a big stick,” mindset just might send the ones saying it scurrying into their hidey holes!
About this situation in Romania:
In my opinion, this guy, Georgescu, is a tool of the Romanian intelligence agencies (the IC) who get their orders from the current administration in Washington, DC. Their actual purpose is to install as President of Romania his opponent, a globalist puppet named Elena Lasconi which is dumber than Kamala Harris (in a recent debate, she was not able to name the 5 permanent members of the UN Security Council) and who will do whatever is told by the globalist cabal, including going to war with Russia (Romania is less than 200 miles from Crimea). So they present this guy as fascist, a threat to democracy, a Putin lover (where did we hear that before?), make him so toxic that the scared Romanian voters will vote for anyone but him, so the globalist puppet wins in the end. And they will be heroes for saving democracy. People need to understand that all political life in Romania after 1990 has been controlled by the intelligence agencies. All political parties are infiltrated by their agents and nothing happens there by accident. Strangely, the guy who came in third place (the current PM), lost to her by 2700 votes out of millions and he didn’t even bother to ask for a recount or something.
I hope I am wrong, but these are high stakes geopolitical games and the Romanian deplorables are not allowed to mess with their schemes.
The fact that TikTok is blamed for his rise is obviously related to the US IC’s obsession with TikTok in US.
Georgescu is not a tool, but an obstacle to the IC, Washington, EU and the Globalists. He is being attacked by all the media. He puts his country first, like Orban (Hungary) and Trump (USA). The attackers use the same words to accuse him. He stood up to Hillary Clinton at the UN many years ago.
Are you sure?
The guy lived very well under the communist regime. His mentor in the 80’s was a communist diplomat. After 1990, he worked for the globalist UN, his wife was a banker with Citibank. Not an antiglobalist pedigree.
If he was a real fascist or a Putin fan, I wouldn’t have a problem with him. But I am afraid he’s just pretending to be one.
The same scheme was perpetrated in the Romanian elections of 2000. A guy pretending to be an ultranationalist autocrat against a globalist. The globalist won 80-20.
Fascists and Putin fans are ok? Think you are right though, there is a probability that he is not as he presents himself.
It Happened Again, Romania Stuns Europe – Nationalist Wins First Place in Presidential Election, First Round – The Last Refuge ☝️ ☝️ ☝️
Search Tool is your friend ☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️
Any politician in that neck of the woods who
is Anti-NATO, Anti-EU….and is aligned with
Viktor Orban……
Automatically gets a 5 ⭐️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️!!!
👏 👏 👏 👏 👏
From a privacy standpoint there is no safe social media platform.
I hope, somehow, Trump finds it in his heart to stop the damage.
All he would have to do is:
ban tracking
ban data collection (not just metadata)
ban embedded AI in iphones and androids
We have carrier pigeons..
Yep.
Nellie Ohr has a Ham radio.
Hey it sure beats Hannity’s “tick tock.”
CCP is pro nationalist for other nations?
My thought exactly. Ya, absolutely believing the CCP wanted PDT who will cost China billions over the Cackling Ho who didn’t even need to be paid to be a CCP puppet
My guess is that China doesn’t understand the Woke issue like we do and failed to moderate appropriately on behalf of the global cabal. That, or more likely, this problem is made up and there needs to be a scapegoat.
TikTok or not… anti-freedom of speech, anti-pro your own country(which they call “nationalism”), anti personal freedom to live your life as you see fit and raise your children how you see fit is so Anti-American, anti-People, etc.
People all over the world just want to live their lives in peace and security. Why are the “elites” so against it?
There is only one answer. There is a demonic influence in their lives. Satan is the destroyer. Jesus is the life giver.
It’s very black and white.
Depopulation…Power and money!
All of my adult kids are avid TikTok users. They all watched the Trump vids and voted for Trump. Two of my youngest kids that still lean too Liberal for my taste were actually swayed by Trump’s TikToks. I thought it was wise of the Trump campaign to post where the kids will see them.
The EU thought police are on the case.
Twitter runs in Romania. Does anyone know if Twitter submits to EU censorship demands?
<TikTok operations going at Trump HQ. It was literally just two of us.>
DOGE is smiling!
One other thing about Georgescu:
It was reported this morning that Georgescu has made claims and statements since his victory about God cannot be replaced, etc, by the globalists and basically stated that Christianity is being targeted and attacked.
Cokitto has done a fine job with memes and links for a long time on the threads to this basic premise.
All Christendom is under siege.
God Bless Goergescu and may his efforts be successful.
AMEN B.K
I can not fathom any that can not see this as a Spiritual battle between God and the Devil between Good and Evil.
None so blind as those that will not see.
🙏 🙏 Amen🙏🙏
✝️ ✝️ ✝️
The debacle at the Olympics France this
year should have been a wake up call for
many…..
Tik Tok is short period (15-30 second) video clips, presented randomly, unless you “like” one; then it will show more of that liked topic to you. If you like a “horse” clip, it shows more horse videos. If you like “twerking girls”; you get more twerking girls. Paid commercials flow in and flow out occasionally. PURE TIME WASTER! But Facebook and YouTube BOTH have their own versions now active, USING THE SAME CONTENT!
My friend’s nephew is TicTok Jack.
He comes from a conservative background and is smart and successful. I’d like to know what China gets out of the data. In any event I cheered Jack on since last October and am grateful for his wild success for President Trump.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14103601/TikTok-Jack-secret-viral-Trump-Dance.html
Make Gerovital be a leading Romanian export again. Joe Biden could be their spokesperson.
It’s too late for him.
People will only pay to be lied to up to a point.
That point is a lot higher for middle-aged comfortable Karens, but there still comes a time where the satisfactions of being flattered — “We are the Righteous who are saving the world!” — are outweighed by the parasite load resulting in higher prices and lower values for everything including society itself.
The Socialists think they just need better Lies and better Liars — that more cheating with more force behind it will get them absolute power — and possibly there are places where that will work. Trudeau and Starmer are giving it their best shots.
i have often a declared progressive “where are you progressing TO? Never an answer.
Nice to know that Romania doesn’t have what most blue states have in this country. Election month, or two or three, or whatever time they need to get the democrat elected.
When Romania joined the EU, about 20 years ago, they held a referendum to approve that. It was supposed to last 2 days, Saturday and Sunday. But at the end of Sunday, the minimum participation rate of 50% was not met. So they extended the vote until the number was met, which happened Monday evening. Completely against the law, but no court dared to cancel that farce. As I wrote previously, the politics in Romania are totally corrupt.
People around the world have had enough!
Gives a new twist on the push to “outlaw” the use of TikTok over the last couple years. I don’t use it, because of the China connection. That said, I know a lot of people who do, and love it
Will be interesting, going forward, to see whether they can get China to bend to their will. The way it’s going, I can see China getting into bed with the Globalists – if they aren’t already – because a rise in nationalism could cut into China influence.
Interesting.
Hmm,…on the one hand, you can’t get MORE Nationalist, than China.
And its alligned with Putin, who is a Nationalist and who is opposing the WEF nations, which are all Globullust, and anti-Nationalist.
Not sure where that puts China?
China wants to own the world. As a culture, they believe they are the center of the world. Putin knows that as well.
The blindness of the elites is not limited to “our own” the arrogance and hubris they display here is just like what we see coming out of Karmalla, Buttgig, Grisjolm, etc.
Its “let them eat cake” and “oh,FIREWORKS” ,…
They can not fathom how he could POSSIBLY have won, therefore it MUST have been an improper, illegal Tik Tok manipulation.
Never mind he had policies people were STARVING for, and all you offer them is crap.
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Okay. I’m torn.
Tik Tok is useful for campaigning to youngsters nevermind that it’s simultaneously snooping on Americans (and others) and poisoning children’s minds. But don’t ALL social media give the users some kind of benefit to draw them in for ulterior purposes (the most benign being selling the audience to advertisers)?
If Tik Tok were gone, wouldn’t the users just migrate to another platform not so nefarious?
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Is it possible that we Americans, with our fight and victory, gave other countries the courage to go for it too?
So in other words, when these candidates can get around the ‘filters’, the censorship, and really talk to the voters, then they win.. interesting eh?
Seems to me that doing this the old fashioned way of hitting the streets and getting out there with the people may be the best thing to do..
Real life wins every time.
“So in other words, when these candidates can get around the ‘filters’, the censorship, and really talk to the voters, then they win.. interesting eh?”
Amazing isn’t it, the response you get from people when you tell them, and they know you’re telling them, the truth.
I don’t understand the tendencies of some conservatives to shrug off even the possibility that election fraud is a true, pressing issue, even when counting of large batches goes on for weeks, or key dumps of votes arrive at 2 AM from a key city (Milwaukee) and then, bam, all done.
Conservatives believe the government makes education into propaganda, wages unjust wars, coerces tax money to waste on unjust and useless things, created a virus hoax, and operates a state run media.
You don’t think people who don’t want to lose power would instantly create an apparatus that would ensure they never lose? Isn’t that the basis of humans in power for all time?
Mind boggling!
-S. Keshel
By whatever means Trump has at disposal he must remove Samantha Power from the State Department along with Jake Sullivan. People are dying, nations are destabilizing because of these two wtetched individuals.
He’ll fire them, if they don’t leave on their own.
Romanian you tuber living in the former Great Britain, covering all things Ukraine (and now Romanian):
Geesh. Has Stephanie Cutter taken some kind of lessons from Harris, where she nods her head in the most aggravating way while talking??
strikes me as an artifice to subonsciously get you to also nod, as if in agreement
pretty soon you find yourself more prone to agree
one of those “how to influence people” motivational speaker tricks
This election isn’t over yet. Round #2 is scheduled for December 8, 2024. Just have to wait and see.
the reason they are after TikToc so hard is mostly because of ONE main reason
and it isn’t censorship or tracking
all of these sites do that crap.
its MONEY
TikTok was cleaning the clock of its competition
it has a algorithm and platform that the rest cannot duplicate
Facebook, Instagram, snapchat and the rest are getting
their asses kicked!
they cannot compete!
ps
they are already censoring there after being forced
to use Oracle servers
creators have been calling it out
If voters are so dumb they cannot figure out who to vote for without being told it means that voting and democracy is worthless.
I would personally prefer a qualified franchise: those who are older with at least a decade working in the real world and being productive – not on the government teat – who vote for people who have proved themselves as responisble and productive citizens who promote patriotism and just laws. This would massively reduce foolish choices of leaders.
Time to break off ties to the EU. Including the NATO. Suspend all payments and cancel all shipments of military equipment to Ukraine. How ya like me now?
Appear before the European parliament?
EU is a slave/cave troll to Bankers are us.. Hansel and Gretel relocated to Switzerland after WWII and became the big bad wolf.
A lot of sexual predators on tic tok
A lot of sexual predators on ticktol
The people win when free speech is allowed.
Free speech is the ultimate weapon against one world rule and the globalists know it.
Trying to keep up with all these international events is challenging.
It sounds like these recent events in Romania have caught more than a few people, previously nestled comfortably in their echo chamber, by surprise. So, how does this recent turn of events in Romania impact any quietly crafted plans with regard to Moldova that they might have had?
Georgescu said Pizzagate is real.
https://thepeoplesvoice.tv/pizzagate-is-real-former-un-executive-director-drops-bomb-on-global-elite/
O my more winning!! This guy on the “right side”.
Historical, future reviews of this period will note the irony that the very country who enabled a corrupt Communist “Biden, Inc.” government, also enabled the very tool that helped bring him down. Who’d have thought that the tool would be porn-filled TicTok.
In one sense it is comforting to realize this awakening of the individual to the manipulations of their government is wider than just in the US; we have Canadians, Australians, and now many European nations, and even those in Pakistan and Brazil starting to stand up and say no more – wonder if at the end there will be laws for freedoms of speech, assembly, religion, and to bear arms in all the world, not just here in the U.S.
A girl can hope.
Romania, originally called “Dacia” in the 2d and 3d century. Changed to Romania by an early pope for some reason?
Also has incredible old world buildings.
What is the likelihood that this is the same pattern we are seeing in Moldova and Georgia? May not be something that Americans should be celebrating. I am 100% for a genuine nationalist candidate. If it is another Putin gambit-not so much. Gorgescu won 22% of the vote, we will see what follows. “Follow the money” is never a bad idea. NGOs and democrats should be examined intensely.
Samuel Power and his Adams apple will get a serious talking-to, and maybe even get a pay cut for sleeping on the job on this one…
There is no TicTok. Only X! Or have I missed something?
And this is why Google, Microsoft and Facebook should be in the cross hairs. To them a clear, transparent and nationalist agenda is disinformation.
a face for radio………
Screw Samantha Power & all her Crap Weasel Friends at the EU Parliment.
Globalists are dangerous dictators and must be left out of everything. Let them control one another but no one else. Reject them.