{"id":2392483,"date":"2025-01-19T19:28:02","date_gmt":"2025-01-20T00:28:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/aoc-claims-right-wing-has-taken-over-social-media-after-trump-tiktok-deal-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-01-19T19:29:51","modified_gmt":"2025-01-20T00:29:51","slug":"aoc-claims-right-wing-has-taken-over-social-media-after-trump-tiktok-deal-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/aoc-claims-right-wing-has-taken-over-social-media-after-trump-tiktok-deal-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"AOC claims \u2018right wing\u2019 has taken over social media after Trump-TikTok deal &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Faoc-claims-right-wing-has-taken-over-social-media-after-trump-tiktok-deal-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2392483&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iran-continues-nuclear-program-aims-to-enrich-uranium-to-20\/\" title=\"Iran continues nuclear program, aims to enrich uranium to 20%\">recent statement<\/a>, Rep.Alexandria \u2062Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) expressed concerns that &#8220;the right wing&#8221; has taken control\u200b of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/justice-thomas-suggests-section-230-may-be-unconstitutional\/\" title=\"Justice Thomas Suggests Section 230 May Be Unconstitutional\">major <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">social media<\/a> platforms<\/a>. She highlighted the recent events surrounding TikTok, which faced a temporary ban in the U.S. before \u200dbeing restored following a deal with President-elect Donald Trump. Ocasio-Cortez&#8217;s comments reflect a growing debate over the influence of political ideologies on social media and the implications of corporate agreements \u200dwith government officials.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">AOC claims &lsquo;right wing&rsquo; has taken over social media after Trump-TikTok deal<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1938291\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/alexandria-ocasio-cortez\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez<\/a> (D-NY) claimed on Sunday afternoon that &ldquo;the right wing&rdquo; has taken over the major <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/social-media\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">social media<\/a> platforms, citing the reversed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tiktok\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">TikTok<\/a> ban in the United States to back her argument.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>TikTok&rsquo;s availability in the U.S. was briefly halted on Sunday <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/technology\/3292048\/tiktok-announces-restoration-us-service-after-assurance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">before getting restored<\/a> after the platform reached a deal with President-elect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a>, with TikTok specifically thanking Trump for standing up for the First Amendment as well as &ldquo;arbitrary censorship.&rdquo; Ocasio-Cortez suggested that social media companies typically do not thank specific politicians and that TikTok&rsquo;s decision to thank Trump was &ldquo;signaling&rdquo; the platform is &ldquo;privately collaborating&rdquo; with the president-elect and his administration.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Now, I want you all to put all the pieces together, because what this effectively means is that every mass <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">social media platform<\/a> in the United States has been taken over by the right wing,&rdquo; Ocasio-Cortez said in an Instagram story on Sunday afternoon. &ldquo;With the exception of Bluesky, but Bluesky&rsquo;s still very small, relatively.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Bluesky is a social media platform that launched in February 2023 after Tesla CEO <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/elon-musk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Elon Musk<\/a> purchased Twitter, which he rebranded as X. Since the 2024 election, Bluesky has seen a spike in users, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3248159\/aoc-becomes-first-bluesky-1-million-followers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Ocasio-Cortez becoming the platform&rsquo;s first user to hit 1 million followers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The &ldquo;Squad&rdquo; Democrat went on to state how Musk &ldquo;took over Twitter&rdquo; and that it is &ldquo;pretty obvious&rdquo; the platform has had its algorithm reworked to &ldquo;boost right wing content.&rdquo; She then pointed to how Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, who owns both Facebook and Instagram, has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/technology\/3278641\/zuckerberg-following-musk-axing-fact-checkers-meta\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">recently said Meta would drop its fact-checkers<\/a>, which she characterized as &ldquo;bending the knee to Trump.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Ocasio-Cortez also claimed that, ahead of Trump&rsquo;s inauguration on Monday, the U.S. is on &ldquo;the eve of an authoritarian administration&rdquo; and that the changes to social media reflect &ldquo;what 21st century fascism is starting to look like.&rdquo; She then pointed to Hungarian Prime Minister <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/viktor-orban\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Viktor Orban<\/a> and how he leads Hungary to see how the Trump administration would try to &ldquo;control&rdquo; the media, as Republicans &ldquo;really model themselves&rdquo; after Orban.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On Saturday, the congresswoman recalled how the possibility of banning TikTok was brought up in Congress last year due to it being &ldquo;a national security issue.&rdquo; However, she argued &ldquo;what was presented&rdquo; to lawmakers voting to ban TikTok was not &ldquo;compelling&rdquo; nor &ldquo;convincing.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump has pitched the possibility of keeping TikTok operational in the U.S. through a joint venture, with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3291986\/trump-announces-50-joint-venture-plan-revive-tiktok-ban\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">U.S. having a 50% ownership position<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1938291\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1938291\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AOC asserts &#8216;right wing&#8217; 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