U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Senator Mitt Romney recently discussed the influence of social media on public perception regarding Israel's actions. They highlighted that platforms like TikTok allow users direct access to events, bypassing traditional media filters, which has negatively impacted Israel's public relations. This direct exposure has led to emotional resonance with audiences, particularly younger demographics, challenging the narrative Israel wishes to promote. Consequently, Blinken and Romney linked these developments to legislative efforts aimed at banning TikTok, suggesting the ban is motivated by the platform's role in shaping public opinion unfavorably towards Israel. Additionally, the recent ban of Al Jazeera from Israel for exposing sensitive information further underscores concerns about censorship.
BLINKEN/ROMNEY: ISRAEL’S PR FAILURE IS DUE TO SOCIAL MEDIA, ESPECIALLY TIKTOK https://t.co/k3kxtC6vRR
Incredible mask-off moment: Romney and Blinken say that the ban of TikTok was directly because "the emotion, the impact of images has a very challenging effect on the narrative", the narrative being "Israel's PR". https://t.co/WkIGTAXG2X
Incredible mask-off moment: Romney and Blinken say that the ban of TikTok was directly because it "the emotion, the impact of images has a very challenging effect on the narrative", the narrative being "Israel's PR". https://t.co/WkIGTAXG2X
Mitt Romney admits alongside Blinken that the bill to ban TikTok was passed because the social media platform was hurting Israel’s PR. Follow: @AFpost https://t.co/Pmnva4eYDk
Romney & Blinken justifying the TikTok ban bc of Israel getting “Bad PR.” Al Jazeera was just banned from Israel for exposing their war crimes. Censorship is a tool of fascist authoritarianism, period. https://t.co/3gfW4CGk9d
Blinken and Romney explain why TikTok will be banned https://t.co/dTKLrMgtg5
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken admits Congress wants to ban TikTok is because it hurts Israel’s PR: “The way this has played out on social media has dominated the narrative…some wonder why there was such overwhelming support for us to shut down potentially TikTok” https://t.co/k6u5aM86d5
Incredible historical document here: Blinken says Israel’s PR is failing because social media allows people a direct look at what’s happening, shorn of the ability to mediate it, and it lands with emotional resonance. Romney then says yes, that’s why we moved to ban TikTok https://t.co/NeykVeZVRd
Romney and Blinken yesterday, agreeing that Israel's *obviously* just cause isn't resonating with kids these days because of TikTok. https://t.co/6Fx2mHsoOy