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Mar 2024
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US TikTok ban aims to weaken China & pro...

Ben Norton
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The US government's plan to either ban TikTok or force owner ByteDance to sell it to a (US) company is part of Washington's economic war on China, and an attempt to protect Big Tech monopolies in Silicon Valley. Ben Norton explains. VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=1I7reuh86CM Sources and links here: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2024/03/18/us-tiktok-b ... Show More
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