#Facebook paid #GOP firm to malign #TikTok

source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/03/30/facebook-tiktok-targeted-victory/

The #campaign includes placing op-eds and letters to the editor in major regional news outlets, promoting dubious stories about alleged TikTok trends that actually originated on Facebook, and pushing to draw political reporters and local politicians into helping take down its biggest competitor. These bare-knuckle tactics, long commonplace in the world of politics, have become increasingly noticeable within a tech #industry where companies vie for cultural relevance and come at a time when Facebook is under pressure to win back young users.

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