As the chief executive of a company that has been at the wrong end of TikTok’s unfair business practices, including being banned as an advertiser from the platform, I have much to gain by keeping TikTok operational — the hugely popular platform can continue to entertain 170 million U.S.
It stands to reason that any other power would use any propaganda means available to advance their own agendas over Western agendas. That's simply good business sense. Never forget that there are no friends in business. Make no mistake about it politics is a business. If they can weaken or destroy western civilization and advance your own cause why wouldn't they? To protect Western interests foreign control of these sights must be terminated. It's only common sense.
I think that you may be misdiagnosing the cause of TikToks censorship. It’s kind of obvious. They censor no more or less than YouTube, Facebook, Instagram. Zuckerberg isn’t under Chinese editorial control any more than TikTok is. This is a look in the mirror situation - this censorship is being done to Americans BY Americans.
I don't use TikTok at all. So I can't confirm this. But I have read repeatedly that China doesn't allow 'woke' content, including gender ideology, on Douyin, the Chinese version of the app.
This is supported even by the Google AI overview, which has every incentive to play down the disparity:
Obviously China understands how destructive gender ideology and LGBT propaganda are. That's why Beijing promotes them on TikTok's international platform and restricts them at home.
It stands to reason that any other power would use any propaganda means available to advance their own agendas over Western agendas. That's simply good business sense. Never forget that there are no friends in business. Make no mistake about it politics is a business. If they can weaken or destroy western civilization and advance your own cause why wouldn't they? To protect Western interests foreign control of these sights must be terminated. It's only common sense.
I think that you may be misdiagnosing the cause of TikToks censorship. It’s kind of obvious. They censor no more or less than YouTube, Facebook, Instagram. Zuckerberg isn’t under Chinese editorial control any more than TikTok is. This is a look in the mirror situation - this censorship is being done to Americans BY Americans.
China has been buying up the US for a long time. Are US citizens or companies allowed to own businesses or property in China? 🤔
I don't use TikTok at all. So I can't confirm this. But I have read repeatedly that China doesn't allow 'woke' content, including gender ideology, on Douyin, the Chinese version of the app.
This is supported even by the Google AI overview, which has every incentive to play down the disparity:
https://www.google.com/search?q=does+tiktok+allow+transgender+ideology+on+chinese+version%3F&oq=does+tiktok+allow+transgender+ideology+on+chinese+version%3F&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIHCAEQIRigATIHCAIQIRigATIHCAMQIRigAdIBCTM3MzIwajBqN6gCALACAA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
Obviously China understands how destructive gender ideology and LGBT propaganda are. That's why Beijing promotes them on TikTok's international platform and restricts them at home.
If China prevents the sale of it, there is good technology here to build an alternative site in a reasonable time with AI built-in, Elon?