Although TikTok is privately-owned, refusing control from the Chinese government might not be a safe option for executives, says researcher (www.hrw.org)

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"It’s not uncommon for Chinese authorities to forcibly “disappear” business executives, a practice that has increased in recent years under President Xi Jinping. Some executives have never been heard from again. Some have returned to work as if nothing had happened. Some ended up going to prison. Some even mysteriously died when incarcerated."

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[-] luchuan@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 2 years ago

HRW lmao. Anglos need to calm down about TikTok.

https://www.internetgovernance.org/research/tiktok-and-us-national-security/

[-] ailiphilia@feddit.it 4 points 2 years ago

Fair. The article is not specifically about TikTok, though. For example, it mentions the case of Whitney Duan and her ex-husband (here's an article about it) who wrote a book about that topic. One book review reads:

The Chinese Communist Party depicted in Shum’s firsthand account is the epitome of capitalist excess, with the sons and daughters of high-ranking party officials going on global shopping and gambling sprees, spending the vast sums their parents and relatives amassed through rampant corruption, influence-peddling, ruthless political maneuvering and backstabbing.

But just read the book yourself.

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