Let’s be real, we all know this is about censorship, surveillance and controlling narratives.

Old: CCP censorship, CCP surveillance, CCP narratives

New: US censorship, US surveillance, US narratives (patriot approved)

I feel like this outcome is so much worse than just banning the platform.

	▲	smt88 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		> US censorship, US surveillance, US narratives (patriot approved) This is the status quo for a lot of US media, but TikTok is actually much worse. The "US narratives" in this case are in service of Trump, possibly behind closed doors as table stakes for the purchase agreement.