TikTok CEO is asked whether parent company ByteDance has spied on Americans at the direction of the Chinese Communist Party. “I don’t think ‘spying’ is the right way to describe it,” Shou Chew responds. Incredible.
@AndrewDesiderio @chrislhayes Literally every internet company does this. But leaving that context out helps you make your xenophobic point.
@AAnswer8 @AndrewDesiderio @chrislhayes Most internet companies aren’t directly affiliated with a hostile state. You’re dismissing a real problem by declaring it “xenophobic”
@AAnswer8 @AndrewDesiderio @chrislhayes Other countries have banned Tik Tok so nice try.
@AAnswer8 @AndrewDesiderio @chrislhayes even if it was true that every company does it, having double standards is actually a good thing sometimes especially when it's in regards to our #1 adversary. Do you actually trust Chinese companies as much as an American company? doubt it
@AAnswer8 @AndrewDesiderio @chrislhayes Nice red herring you got there. Hiding behind "xenophobia" is a cowardly move. TikTok is literally spying on Americans and reporting to the CCP. Futhermore, we have no idea what biases their algorithims contain. Good luck going viral by complaining about Taiwan on TikTok.
@AAnswer8 @AndrewDesiderio @chrislhayes How is this “xenophobic “? Be specific.