The U.S. Secretary of State said 'context, history, and facts' around Israel's war in Gaza are lost on social media, while emotional images dominate.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said social media dominated the narrative around Israel’s war in Gaza on Friday, sitting for an interview with Senator Mitt Romney at the McCain Institute’s 2024 Sedona Forum.
“Some wonder why there was such overwhelming support for us to shut down, potentially, TikTok or other entities of that nature. If you look at the postings on TikTok and the number of mentions of Palestinians relative to other social media sites, it’s overwhelmingly so among TikTok broadcasts,” Romney said. “I know that’s of real interest and the President will get the chance to make action in that regard.
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