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> The difference between TikTok and WeChat and FB/Google/Twitter is obvious: the former are to some degree controlled by China and the latter are private entiti
by borg_ 6y ago
> The difference between TikTok and WeChat and FB/Google/Twitter is obvious: the former are to some degree controlled by China and the latter are private entities.
The irony is that we were just about to witness US govt forcing said "private entities" to ban specific applications.
- sieabahlpark 6y agoExcept WeChat is a nation state owned actor. So it's completely different. It's like executing a trade embargo with a foreign nation instead of physical goods it's a digital service provided by a nation state. They're completely different.
- YetAnotherNick 6y agoOnly in US though.
- tinus_hn 6y agoThought control is fine, as long as I’m in control.