I think you meant to say ByteDance, the private company that owns and controls TikTok. Conflating the CCP owning and controlling a private company's platform i

I think you meant to say ByteDance, the private company that owns and controls TikTok. Conflating the CCP owning and controlling a private company's platform is the propaganda that seems to be spun out this situation. It's also what is causing people to see the app as a threat, ergo, highlighting exceptionalism and a tiny bit of xenophobia.