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It’s to distract from the government’s unwillingness to hold a public inquiry into China’s election meddling.
by allengeorge 4y ago
It’s to distract from the government’s unwillingness to hold a public inquiry into China’s election meddling.
- MonkeyMalarky 4y agoIt's all rather hilarious. The tiktok story is the 2nd headline on Google news for me. The first being something insane about a CCP official, CSIS, and a fat donation the PM's charity fund??
- SECProto 4y agoYes, I'm sure that's why the European commission did the same [1] a few days ago, why the US House is debating it now [2], and a number of other govt's have been considering it in the last month or two.. [1] https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2023/02/23/european-commission-bans-its-staff-from-using-tiktok-over-china-cybersecurity-concerns https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2023/02/23/european-commi... [2] https://thehill.com/policy/technology/3876321-tiktok-ban-makes-progress-toward-president/ https://thehill.com/policy/technology/3876321-tiktok-ban-mak... [3] https://thehill.com/policy/technology/3845729-texas-governor-unveils-plan-for-statewide-tiktok-ban/ https://thehill.com/policy/technology/3845729-texas-governor... https://statescoop.com/florida-tiktok-ban-desantis-digital-rights-china/ https://statescoop.com/florida-tiktok-ban-desantis-digital-r...
- mistermann 4y agoInteresting how they all realized this thread at more or less the same time considering how long TikTok been out. "Influencing our democracy" has also been trending heavily.