The U.S. is increasingly adopting China's exclusionary tactics with the internet/tech. It's a kind of reciprocity that will lead to a further digital fragmentation worldwide.@AnaSwanson @paulmozur @zhonggg https://t.co/NPCQ3zQman
— Pui-Wing Tam (@puiwingtam) August 17, 2020
“For some U.S. politicians, national security seems to have become a panacea to unreasonably suppress foreign companies.” China’s FM spokesperson said U.S. allegations on TikTok are baseless.“https://t.co/AXlhl04dN1 pic.twitter.com/8T5rnGyp2A
— CGTN America (@cgtnamerica) August 17, 2020
A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson on Monday accused politicians in the U.S. of framing #TikTok, a popular short video-sharing app, whose parent company ByteDance has been targeted by U.S. President Donald Trump for its "national security threat." https://t.co/gPMPgIOQ6c
— CGTN (@CGTNOfficial) August 17, 2020
I think this train has long left the station. In 2016, in Hacked World Order, I argued we couldn't put it back together and needed a strategy to respond to the fracturing internet
— Adam Segal (@adschina) August 17, 2020
Trump’s Attacks on TikTok and WeChat Could Further Fracture the Internet https://t.co/ZctRBdQBpq
"While few countries hv fully embraced China’s walled-garden approach to cyberspace, many govts are uneasy w/ the dominance of US giants like Facebook, Google & Amazon w/in their borders, and are considering new taxes and restrictions on their operations."https://t.co/Gn8ojBcmmd
— Theresa Fallon (@TheresaAFallon) August 18, 2020
Trump’s Attacks on TikTok and WeChat Could Further Fracture the Internet https://t.co/ZCwXSBTkzY >><> How about a story sometime, anytime, detailing the Hi-tech attacks on America from China - and certain Chinese companies?
— Bo Snerdley (@BoSnerdley) August 17, 2020
“A wholesale ban will undoubtedly trigger retaliation and may contribute to the type of fracturing of the internet that we have witnessed in recent years, and which authoritarian governments favor.” said @RonDeibert https://t.co/FQpD1VkHxy
— lotus (@lotus_ruan) August 17, 2020
"The operation team is fully localized. Besides, the company employs 1,500 American employees and promises to create 10,000 jobs. TikTok also disclosed its review policy and the source code of its algorithm" #tiktok https://t.co/qqHkMiXFF3
— Alisha (@AlishaSongSong) August 17, 2020