Drum Tower: Tick tock for TikTok

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There are fears about TikTok, but it’s not the only social media platform that the Chinese state might be using to monitor the rest of the world. That’s especially worrying for those in its <a href="https://www.economist.com/china/2024/02/26/living-outside-china-has-become-mor ...

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Two of The Economist's China correspondents, Alice Su and David Rennie, analyse the stories at the heart of this vast country and examine its influence beyond its borders.

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I creator americani sono scesi in strada per provare a convincere il Congresso a non votare il ban contro il social network di proprietà cinese. I politici statunitensi però dicono che i dati degli americani che TikTok raccoglie (e che in linea teorica potrebbe essere costretto a ...  Show more