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Re:TikTok to Sue U.S. over Ban by nouveaux on Tuesday August 11, 2020 @11:30AM (#24121383)
China is already setting their own rules of "fair play". This is not just protecting the American way but protecting the way of Western Democracy.

https://www.businessinsider.com/nba-china-feud-timeline-dary...

Re:TikTok to Sue U.S. over Ban by curiousllama on Tuesday August 11, 2020 @11:56AM (#24121771)
I wouldn't be a hyperbolic as that, but you're not wrong. It's about protecting policies and norms that manifest western democratic values on the global stage.

In one way, it's existential: the march of authoritarianism is undoubtedly accelerated by nation-states manipulating social media.

But in most others, I wouldn't get too worked up: it's more about mundane garbage ("preserving the spirit of financial disclosure processes in the context of international capital market access") - nerd sh*t.