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Re:FCC commissioner wants TikTok removed from app stores ove... by _-david-_ on Wednesday June 29, 2022 @04:06PM (#31925093)
Even if they are not doing anything bad now, they are controlled by the CCP and could push propaganda or other material to demoralize the West.
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Re:FCC commissioner wants TikTok removed from app stores ove... by AlexandrB on Wednesday June 29, 2022 @04:58PM (#31925618)
> could push propaganda or other material to demoralize the West.

Not necessary. Our governments are doing a great job of this already.

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Re:FCC commissioner wants TikTok removed from app stores ove... by user_7832 on Wednesday June 29, 2022 @07:19PM (#31926943)
>> could push propaganda or other material to demoralize the West.

>Not necessary. Our governments are doing a great job of this already.

I'd say it's a bit more nuanced than that - foreign countries are already quite active even when most don't realize it. Major political moves have been influenced by foreign country/ies, regardless of which side of the Atlantic you are - see both Brexit and the 2016 US elections.

theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/jul/21/russian-meddling-brexit-referendum-tories-russia-report-government

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Re:FCC commissioner wants TikTok removed from app stores ove... by _-david-_ on Wednesday June 29, 2022 @06:12PM (#31926322)
Our governments don't want our societies to collapse. I'm not sure China has the same care for our societies.
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