Why no Mastodon ban then? I don’t think this is because they can’t control it. I believe that the CCP have a 1% share in Byte Dance, with that share being a golden share. Yes, American social media companies are a privacy threat but TikTok is much more of a national security threat and I believe it has provided enhanced capabilities for surveillance and information warfare.
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