AOC warns Trump's TikTok reversal proves 'this is the eve of an authoritarian... 21st century fascism'

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., argued Sunday was the "eve" of an "authoritarian" authorities arsenic President-elect Donald Trump prepares to instrumentality office.

Ocasio-Cortez posted connected her Instagram story a bid of videos discussing the aftermath of TikTok resuming U.S. services aft locking retired users for astir 12 hours Saturday night. TikTok released a connection reversing people "as a effect of President Trump’s efforts."

Ocasio-Cortez ranted against this statement, suggesting this was a motion of TikTok capitulating to the right-wing.

"First of all, Donald Trump is not president close now," Ocasio-Cortez said. "He’s a backstage citizen. He does not person entree to statesmanlike powers. He does not person the quality to bash immoderate of that. So, like, delight recognize that TikTok’s determination to sanction Trump successful the notification is simply a choice. They are signaling that they are privately collaborating. They person agreed to privately collaborate with Donald Trump and the Trump administration."

TikTok credited President-elect Donald Trump with helping to reactivate services. (Getty Images)

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She continued, "And for each of those concerns that radical were saying that TikTok is going to beryllium utilized arsenic a propaganda instrumentality by the Chinese, recognize that they’re utilizing it arsenic a propaganda instrumentality for the right. Now, I privation you each to enactment each the pieces unneurotic due to the fact that what this efficaciously means is that each societal media platform, wide societal media level successful the United States has been taken implicit by the close wing."

Ocasio-Cortez referenced Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s acquisition of Twitter (renamed X) and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s announcement that helium would remove third-party fact-checkers arsenic different examples of right-wing control. She further claimed TikTok is pursuing suit with different sites that person "artificially manipulated the algorithm to boost right-wing content."

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez attacked societal media platforms similar X and Meta for caving into unit from the right-wing. ((Left: REUTERS/Brian Snyder, Right: REUTERS/Sarah Silbiger) )

"TikTok is present saying ‘hey we are agreeing. We volition usage our propulsion notification strategy for each 170 cardinal American users to beforehand Donald Trump,’" Ocasio-Cortez said. "Just recognize that authorities announcements similar these with companies, they ne'er sanction politicians. They volition usually sanction instrumentality oregon policy. TikTok is making an explicit statement to bash this. And if I were a betting person, they astir apt are making a woody with Donald Trump to not conscionable usage these propulsion notifications. They astir apt would see algorithmic changes."

She predicted TikTok's actions volition beryllium a precursor for Republican power implicit the media.

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 'So what does this mean for us? Well, we are connected the eve of an authoritarian administration. This is what 21st period fascism is starting to look like," Ocasio-Cortez said.

"This is simply a clip of experimentation," she added. "A batch of radical volition inactive usage platforms, tin inactive usage platforms, but I besides look towards places wherever you person much ownership arsenic good and make your audiences there."

Ocasio-Cortez was 1 of respective Democrats who voted against the measure to perchance prohibition TikTok from the U.S. ( Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

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The archetypal measure aimed astatine forcing the Chinese-owned institution ByteDance to divest from TikTok was signed into instrumentality by President Biden successful April. It gave the institution 9 months to merchantability the app oregon hazard being banned successful the U.S.

The measure was passed with overwhelmingly bipartisan support connected a 352-65 ballot successful the House of Representatives. Sixty Democrats, including Ocasio-Cortez, voted against the bill.