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IMO if TikTok can operate in the US, then Twitter, FB, etc. should be allowed to operate in China. It's the lopsided (potential) to influence the other market/populace that doesn't sit well with me.

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Many Western companies do operate in China, but may have to significantly adapt their processes to comply with local regulation.

Simple example: visual media has to be edited to remove excessive depictions of death.

Which specific US regulations is TikTok currently violating, and where is the hard evidence to support that?

>Which specific US regulations is TikTok currently violating, and where is the hard evidence to support that?

Answered in the article.

No, china requires specific strictures so such companies don't allow free speech that contradicts the party's communist doctrine or social aims. America is a free country so we don't require that. Problem is, this gives china influence over America but not the other way around. This is a bad thing both because it's asymmetrical and because America at least tries for freedom while china is a force against. Stop making these nonsense "both sides" arguments pretending china and America are equivalent.

They obviously do not have "equivalent" regulations. Can you please answer the question instead of engaging in ideological appeals?

You're question isn't relevant. America has a more permissive regulatory environment because we believe in freedom. A company can be a natsec threat without violating regulations and saying "but they didn't break any rules" is not a strong rebuttal to "maybe we should make rules to stop shady behavior at the behest of hostile foreigners". Are you arguing this is not possible?

Okay, I'll soften it for you.

Which specific (future, hypothetical) regulations should TikTok be in violation of, and on what basis?

tik tok in America should be run by an entity with no chinese control. the china company should be required to enter into a joint venture with an American tech company but can keep a profits interest. it must share all IP. kinda like y'all chinese do to us already. make sure the communists have no control over what Americans see.

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