[hellodanylo]

A lot of concerns are focusing on (person) -> (tiktok) -> (CCP) data flow. What about the reverse information flow?

A foreign political party tuning the algorithm to affect public opinions? I think this is even more impactful than data snooping. It's also a lot harder to detect and prevent.

[aembleton]

> TikTok’s growing role as a news platform has sparked fears that, in the words of Ted Cruz, an American senator, it is “a Trojan horse the Chinese Communist Party can use to influence what Americans see, hear and ultimately think”.

That's about 75% of the way through the article.