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I think the issue is that China can use TikTok to run publicity campaigns to sway the voters into supporting policies or political candidates they like. They can do it more effectively with executives residing in China.

The US government won’t be able to do the same thing with the two party systems and with more checks and balances.

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Well in the US the gov doesnt do it themselves directly but instead pays russians to do it for them. I guess the chineese werent willing?

The US government never did that.

Russian did use facebook and other social media to influence voters. It was rather effective.

But it is totally different from Chinese government compelling tiktok using full access of its internal data to do their bidding in secret. The effectiveness will likely be much higher.

They wouldn't run publicity campaigns from Beijing; they'd spotlight domestic voices using their 1A rights who say the same thing.

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