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> Propaganda is widely used on social media. Why focus on TikTok?

Because TikTok is a "rogue" social media (from the U.S.'s perspective, of course)?

> Other countries have laws and agencies to protect against propaganda; the US doesn't bother.

I am not sure I follow your point here; could you elaborate?

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>> Other countries have laws and agencies to protect against propaganda; the US doesn't bother.

> I am not sure I follow your point here; could you elaborate?

My point is, the US government doesn't otherwise care much about propaganda, so I doubt that's a motivation here.

I think they do care. People thinking the U.S. government doesn't care may as well be an indication that their efforts on propaganda are highly effective and successful.

Do you have evidence for any of that?

If TikTok is a rouge agent, but hasn't faced any actual prosecution, where does that leave Facebook, which has been fined the largest amount in FTC history for privacy breaches?

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