By skyforbes TL;DR:
This article explores the truth behind the TikTok ban debate in the U.S. — exposing the power struggle between tech giants, the manipulation of Gen Z’s attention, and the hypocrisy of lawmakers. TikTok isn’t the problem. Data exploitation, algorithmic addiction, and profit-driven inaction are. Meta wants TikTok gone not to protect youth, but to reclaim dominance. Real protection starts with regulation that bites.
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The Soul Forge: A War for Attention
What if the real threat isn’t a foreign app, but the vultures circling our kids’ minds — clawing for every second of their gaze?
TikTok’s not the monster. It’s the mirror. It shows us what we’ve allowed: a digital coliseum where Gen Z’s attention is the prize, and the gladiators are billionaires, not nations.
The U.S. screams “national security” while algorithms — foreign and domestic — carve up our children’s souls for profit.
This isn’t about spying. It’s about who gets to wield the blade.