TikTok – CHINA’S GLARING TROJAN HORSE: How Beijing uses the intensely addictive app for digital surveillance and influence operations
Amidst the controversies over the “TikTok ban” is the struggle between free speech and concerns about Beijing’s malign use of the platform’s data to threaten national security and liberal democracies. Yet little research has delved into the question from Beijing’s perspective – how does the People’s Republic of China (PRC) view TikTok? What is the significance of the platform, and...