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Re:TikTok’s Greatest Asset Isn’t Its Algorithm–It’s Your Phone by jojo259 on Saturday November 12, 2022 @11:55PM (#33580212)
> I'm astounded that there is so much gossip about this and so little evidence.

Welcome to discussion of China in Western media.

You're right though, I've never seen anything official about what I originally said, only reports about it.

Re:TikTok’s Greatest Asset Isn’t Its Algorithm–It’s Your Phone by mcculley on Sunday November 13, 2022 @08:55AM (#33583083)
> Welcome to discussion of China in Western media.

Yes, as someone who lived through the Cold War and has been studying Mandarin for a few years, I cannot help but see parallels in how everything about China is being muddled.

Re:TikTok’s Greatest Asset Isn’t Its Algorithm–It’s Your Phone by jojo259 on Sunday November 13, 2022 @09:11PM (#33589515)
Oh nice, I'm at university right now with Mandarin as part of my degree. The politics around China is certainly interesting.