> Dig into say China’s political to social media connections

China regulates social media in a way we don’t. The fundamental dynamic doesn’t apply there.

Even the US regulates social media. UK, Germany, South Africa, and Brazil are all interesting because of just how different yet similar a role social media plays in politics.

First past the post vs representative representation create some really interesting points of divergence.

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JumpCrisscross 8 hours ago | parent [-]

> Even the US regulates social media

Federally? Not really.

> UK, Germany, South Africa, and Brazil are all interesting because of just how different yet similar a role social media plays in politics

Could you expand on this?

	▲	Retric 7 hours ago \| parent [-]
		> Federally? Not really. TikTok is just one of many examples where the federal government has played a significant role. I mean you can debate about how relevant terrorism, CSAM, etc are here, but lots of debatably minor changes still add up. > Could you expand on this? It’s a lot to try and summarize in a comment, but just as an example. UK elections can take place early when a coalition breaks up this places a lot more power in the hands of voters and thus social media mid cycle. In the US passing unpopular legislation early means it’s less likely to be remembered next election cycle.