China and the Information War
The Media Show
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The Trojan Horse Argument in a State of Potential Hostility
The relationship between the Chinese state and Biden's, the parent owner of TikTok is nowhere near as close as the relationship between the China state which directly controls state media. And I think it's a bit of a red herring that also leads to this interesting generational rift and disconnect between the users of TikTok who are predominantly Gen Z and millennials. But if there's no more trust between two countries and having that much data held by another country's company, that's the potential threat all the time.
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