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The problem isn't that banning WeChat and TikTok hurts China. The problem is that it hurts America and Americans. It hurts Americans that want to use these ap
by javert 6y ago
The problem isn't that banning WeChat and TikTok hurts China.
The problem is that it hurts America and Americans.
It hurts Americans that want to use these apps, and it hurts Americans that work at these companies (TikTok has a lot of American employees). It also has broader ramifications (damages the rule of law, dis-incentivizes foreign investment in the U.S., and so on).
- mensetmanusman 6y agoAmericans are also hurt using this app when their activity inadvertently supports the Chinese police state. https://citizenlab.ca/2020/05/we-chat-they-watch/ https://citizenlab.ca/2020/05/we-chat-they-watch/
- mensetmanusman 6y agoAmerican can use apps like signal, or other E2E-E type