ByteDance will use TikTok to support the Chinese Communist Party — not just for its own survival, but also for the safety of its personnel.
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Nikki Haley wants to be seen as a moderate, but her views on social media censorship reflect a shaky commitment to the First Amendment.
In China and elsewhere in East Asia, philo-Semitism has quickly transformed into anti-Semitism due to political and societal shifts.
The recent anti-Semitic riot in Dagestan bears similarities to pogroms in the late Russian Empire.
Ukraine has mastered “selfie diplomacy” — using social media to “draw its own self-portrait” as a country.
There are people who have used Discord to organize and encourage hateful rhetoric, including neo-Nazi ideologies.
TikTok presents significant risks to people in power in business and politics. But a full ban on the app would be difficult to enforce.
Douyin offers a platform for Chinese consumers to achieve greater public visibility of their complaints, forcing companies to respond.