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They are not facts. Can you show that these organizations are actively influencing the short-video algorithms that power tools like Facebook/Instagram Reels, or Youtube's shorts? Because yes, that is absolutely a conspiracy theory on the same level as "Jews are controlling everything!" Your whole premise is that these Jewish organizations have been secretly lobbying for a ban for years because TikTok (specifically?) might at some point have reels that support Gaza. But that makes no sense given:

* They have no control over US-based companies with identical short-form video products, so banning TikTok doesn't actually affect Gaza coverage.

* Gaza is being covered breathlessly as a humanitarian disaster across all major media outlets. If they're trying to suppress coverage, they're doing a terrible job. So what's the point of going after TikTok?

* Other, unrelated countries have also enacted a TikTok ban because of distrust of China. This is the common thread.

You personally think the current conflict in Gaza is the center of the world, so you're "connecting dots" no matter how far apart they are. Everything must be related to it somehow. But the US ban on TikTok is rooted in distrust of China that has been building for decades, and is much, much larger than Gaza.



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