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    8 months ago

    Do you have anything substantial to add or…?

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        8 months ago

        But I am not accusing you of anything…? Unless you think asking you to check If what you’re about to comment has been commented several times before is an accusation.

        It’s okay though I’m just about done arguing over this topic. All responses can essentially be summed up with “but the USA do it too”.

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            8 months ago

            Why are you, again, telling me that “the United States do it too”? Does it not compute that it doesn’t have any bearing on this argument?

            From the perspective of the United States government it makes perfect sense to be hostile towards Chinese influence before its own platforms. If they wanted to curb foreign interference there, they could, their failure to do so is just a symptom of regulatory capture. That’s the whole argument here.

            It doesn’t matter for this argument what atrocities they committed elsewhere or how poorly the country is run in various ways.

            Besides, China does the exact same thing itself. All foreign corporations in the country operate under strict regulations or as junior partners to Chinese companies, and can and will be kicked out for much less than what tiktok does. And those corporations are not directly tied to foreign governments as tiktok is.