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Umm...there is nothing remarkable about this. CCP wants their citizens to use a vetted service, that’s in full control and has surveillance capabilities. They
by fermienrico 6y ago
Umm...there is nothing remarkable about this. CCP wants their citizens to use a vetted service, that’s in full control and has surveillance capabilities.
They already ban YouTube, Google, Facebook, Instagram, etc. amongst many other sites.
Tiktok has a local version for Chinese users I believe and Tiktok wants to make sure Chinese users do not sign up for international version of Tiktok app.
Tiktok is owned by ByteDance which is not a US firm. It’s based in China.
Am I missing something?
- schuke 6y agoThey used to do this within Chinese jurisdiction. Now they're doing it on United State soil.
- tom-_- 6y agoFB, Google etc are also blocked when using a Chinese telecom's SIM card on "US soil" so what is the difference here?
- schuke 6y agoTikTok blocks itself. Others are blocked by the government. Name another major application/social network that does the same?
- tom-_- 6y agoI don't know of any but I also wouldn't be surprised if there were. The NBA and American movie production companies already censor in the US as concession to access the Chinese markets. Not arguing this is a good thing mind you, just that it may not be unprecedented.