This is a lengthy article stating the case against TikTok. The argument is essentially that TikTok is able to use AI to attract and mobilize enough users to create interference in political affairs, and that the owners of the platform would use it to advance socialist values and support the Chinese government. "The real threat." writes Izabella Kaminska, "is the true agenda of the artificial intelligence that uses TikTok data for manipulation purposes." My reaction is that a lot of this is probably untrue, or at the very least, not different in substance or degree from any other social network technology (save Facebook, which has been demonstrably worse). And even if true, it should not be illegal to promote socialism or even to support the Chinese government. Despite the frequent use of the word 'warfare' in this article, we are not at war.
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