Funnily enough. If you weren't jumping to conclusions about things not being said. I actually agree with you on that. I think it's hypocritical that the government is doing this. I'm still allowed and have good reason to dislike tiktoc more.
You're welcome to go look at my post history from the last few days. I've made the exact argument that it is hypocritical. And believe me I'd rather move off to something like peer tube entirely. But there's logistics still needing to be addressed before that. And currently we're largely stuck in a few inescapabe duopolies. Least worst of two inadequate choices. And yes YouTube wins that technically by being mildly less manipulative. Not by much. Believe me I know how much their algorithm stirs the pot trying to get engagement.
And yes I know it's not a debate. That was specifically why I said that. To point out that it wasn't a debate that there were no accusations of fact or anything being discussed there. You were simply jumping to a conclusion that was unsupported.