This TikTok analysis by @benthompson is probably the best https://stratechery.com/2020/the-tiktok-war/ …
If China believes it needs to win the ideological battle, any curated media platform becomes a cultural weapon
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@benthompson take is that Europe will also need to ban TikTok. Why not ban American social media too? Because the US has a trusted legal system and there is no evidence these companies are actively using their algorithm to influence countries1 reply 0 retweets 1 likeShow this thread
A good analogy is probably state television broadcasts. If 80% of the 10 to 30 year olds would watch Chinese or Russian state tv for 2 hours per day, we would also ban them.
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