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Re:China will not accept U.S. 'theft' of TikTok: China Daily by throwawaynothx on Tuesday August 04, 2020 @03:28AM (#24047567)
Isn't it true that the American government has obtained user data several times from tech companies.
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Re:China will not accept U.S. 'theft' of TikTok: China Daily by Eldt on Tuesday August 04, 2020 @04:58AM (#24048032)
Whataboutism?
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Re:China will not accept U.S. 'theft' of TikTok: China Daily by AntiImperialist on Tuesday August 04, 2020 @07:20AM (#24048803)
Whataboutism is basically questioning hypocrisy. Yeah, it's not nice to have your hypocrisy questioned, but it isn't wrong.
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Re:China will not accept U.S. 'theft' of TikTok: China Daily by tonyedgecombe on Tuesday August 04, 2020 @10:02AM (#24050021)
The problem is it's a distraction from the original complaint. It doesn't answer the question, rather it deflects it onto something else.
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