The Chinese government could get my IP address another way if they really wanted to. But there aren't that many people or entities that have access to sort of subtle control over what millions of people are seeing each day. We don't have evidence that TikTok is manipulating its algorithm to serve the Chinese government. The idea of tech companies monitoring journalists, again, as Scott said, is not new.

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