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China is trying to push people to new app in the event of a TikTok ban, and using unwitting American influencers to further their propaganda goals.
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Some sources –
http://democrats-selectcommitteeontheccp.house.gov/media/press-releases/select-committee-requests-fbi-briefing-tiktok-bytedance
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/dec/22/tiktok-bytedance-workers-fired-data-access-journalists
https://www.thefp.com/p/jay-solomon-pro-china-tik-tok-brainwashes-american-youth
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2025-01-06/why-tiktok-is-a-very-high-risk-to-americans-video
https://gizmodo.com/ahead-of-scotus-hearing-study-finds-tiktok-is-likely-vehicle-for-chinese-propaganda-2000546312
https://www.firstpost.com/world/tiktok-manipulates-content-brainwashes-users-into-liking-china-finds-research-13850766.html
https://networkcontagion.us/wp-content/uploads/NCRI-Report_-The-CCPs-Digital-Charm-Offensive.pdf
https://networkcontagion.us/wp-content/uploads/Peer-Reviewed-Paper-in-Press_Dec.-2024.pdf
TikTok’s “secret operation” tracks you even if you don’t use it
https://www.ft.com/content/6dcbc9c1-ec7f-4a5a-b956-6904a5580d07
https://www.ft.com/content/cee84b1a-6b55-42a8-abf9-19f9a80e04a6
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/more-support-than-oppose-tiktok-ban-poll/story?id=109961608
https://www.axios.com/2024/03/21/senators-briefing-tiktok-spy-data-tracking-security
https://rsf.org/en/index
https://industrialcyber.co/cisa/us-continues-investigation-into-chinese-cyber-espionage-campaign-as-volt-typhoon-resurfaces/
https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/18/politics/fbi-chinese-hacking/index.html
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/afcl/fact-check-xiaohongshu-09052023143921.html
https://www.semafor.com/article/01/14/2025/tiktok-migration-xiaohongshu-us-and-china
https://apnews.com/article/china-xiaohongshu-tiktok-ban-refugees-c7f440803128ef50f0ade44d16068f01