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		codedokode on March 13, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: House passes bill to force TikTok sale from Chines... Except this is not about commerce. US wants to ban TikTok for the same reason Russia has blocked BBC. Russia believes that information from BBC can harmfully influence people's mind.

sparks1970 on March 13, 2024 | [–]

Funny, Telegraph readers also seem to believe that the BBC can harmfully influence people's minds.

BeetleB on March 13, 2024 | | [–]

I think it's more about Chinese harvesting data.

dartharva on March 13, 2024 | [–]

I hope you are aware that Tiktok doesn't generate content by itself? A comparison with BBC is stupid.

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