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Re: TikTok hits 1.5B downloads, outperforming Instagram

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Exactly the way I feel about American influence in Europe. It's not too bad, you'll get used to it.

You mean to, in supposed good faith, suggest that USA influence in Europe is similar and/or equivalent to Chinese influence and interference in the USA?

Yes. Are you familiar with the NATO?

Re: TikTok hits 1.5B downloads, outperforming Instagram

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Aight, conspiracy theory time. I'm becoming concerned about PRC influence in my country (USA). From my perspective the PRC (government) is blatantly evil, and happily engaging in cultural warfare, and nobody seems to be fighting back. I see absurd astroturfing and shilling on social media here (Reddit, Twitter, Facebook). It's always obvious - whereas a genuine criticizer of the Hong Kong protestors might ask about v…

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Re: TikTok hits 1.5B downloads, outperforming Instagram

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post #53

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Exactly the way I feel about American influence in Europe. It's not too bad, you'll get used to it.

What are the issues that America is trying to push in Europe?

As a Canadian, random examples: Indifference to violence, hypocrisy on nudity, monetizing privacy (no respect for privacy), monetizing medical care.

(I don't mean to start a flame war, but they are topics where EU and Canada tend to disagree with major US trends)

Re: TikTok hits 1.5B downloads, outperforming Instagram

#74
post #71

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You mean to, in supposed good faith, suggest that USA influence in Europe is similar and/or equivalent to Chinese influence and interference in the USA?

Yes. Are you familiar with the NATO?

Quite. I think I'll stop responding to this thread because we're not going to see eye-to-eye here. Despite the current US President's love for despots and totalitarianism, that doesn't describe the USA.

Re: TikTok hits 1.5B downloads, outperforming Instagram

#75
post #71

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You mean to, in supposed good faith, suggest that USA influence in Europe is similar and/or equivalent to Chinese influence and interference in the USA?

Yes. Are you familiar with the NATO?

Did you mean that old organisation which defend world from soviet invasion?

Re: TikTok hits 1.5B downloads, outperforming Instagram

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post #68
post #51

Aight, conspiracy theory time. I'm becoming concerned about PRC influence in my country (USA). From my perspective the PRC (government) is blatantly evil, and happily engaging in cultural warfare, and nobody seems to be fighting back. I see absurd astroturfing and shilling on social media here (Reddit, Twitter, Facebook). It's always obvious - whereas a genuine criticizer of the Hong Kong protestors might ask about v…

It will be interesting to see how all of these silly videos recorded by kids will be used against them in 10-20 years. Everything that they do and say will be indexed and accessible for blackmail.

All one need is a black face/not black face AI. Or whatever will be taboo in 20 years.

Re: TikTok hits 1.5B downloads, outperforming Instagram

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post #53
post #51

Aight, conspiracy theory time. I'm becoming concerned about PRC influence in my country (USA). From my perspective the PRC (government) is blatantly evil, and happily engaging in cultural warfare, and nobody seems to be fighting back. I see absurd astroturfing and shilling on social media here (Reddit, Twitter, Facebook). It's always obvious - whereas a genuine criticizer of the Hong Kong protestors might ask about v…

Exactly the way I feel about American influence in Europe. It's not too bad, you'll get used to it.

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