TikTok faces backlash for sponsoring Canadian conference with climate deniers
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The article reports on TikTok's sponsorship of a right-wing Canadian conference featuring climate deniers and conservative politicians like Mike Pompeo and Pierre Poilievre. Speakers, including Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, denounced "eco-extremism" and criticized environmental policies. Experts warn that by backing this event, TikTok has abandoned its commitments to combat climate misinformation, highlighting the contradiction between the platform's stated climate goals and its profit-driven actions.
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· 3 pulledTikTok's only true goal is protecting and increasing profits.
Anti-resource, keep-it-in-the-ground, eco-extremism has left us less able to provide a secure supply of energy.
By backing a right-wing Canadian conference featuring anti-climate speakers, experts warn TikTok has 'abandoned' its commitments to combat climate misinformation.
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