> the level of anti-TikTok sentiment seems really weird, it really does just seem like sinophobia "It's so weird how scared people are of falling under the con

> the level of anti-TikTok sentiment seems really weird, it really does just seem like sinophobia "It's so weird how scared people are of falling under the control of a foreign government. Don't they know their own government is just as or even more corrupt?" Granted social media have less influence than a government, but that doesn't make the risk go away. And yes, the same logic applies to US (social) media in other countries, though the relationship between countries should be taken into account when assessing that risk. Though that relationship is itself influenced by media..