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TikTok’s Pro-China Tilt
(www.nytimes.com)
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I think there's definitely a difference between a friendly country and an unfriendly country.
I would not have the reservations I have about TikTok if it was owned by, e.g. a EU country, Canada, etc
Well in this case it's not really about the fact that they're Belgian. Because unlike China there is a big separation between state and corporation here. It's more the fact that it's only two private concerns which is hardly competition.
Also, due them being based abroad the local legislation has less grip on them. The exact country they're from is indeed less important as long as it can be considered friendly.