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Yeah, but that appears to be two sides of one coin. A year ago, a researcher from Hong Kong argued in a book that a rise in the number of autocracies “expand Chinese global influence via Belt and Road.” From the excerpt of this book:

When rulers in autocracies with semi-competitive elections […] have a weak hold on power, their desire for Chinese spending is amplified. This relates to clientelism, or the delivery of goods and services in exchange for political support.

A higher level of state control in autocracies grants political leaders greater influence over the allocation of clientelist benefits, which aids leaders’ reelection efforts.

That’s maybe a good example that democracy -not ‘the West’- is China’s real and only enemy.

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The linked post in my comment says, among others:

  • All 9 Austrian teenagers between 14 and 17 years of age see radical right-wing propaganda, “free home delivered from China,” as the magazine writes.

  • The young people see Herbert Kickl, the current leader of the far-right Austrian Freedom Party, the avatar of Jörg Haider, a former right-wing politician who died in a car accident in 2008, and Alice Weidel, the head of the far-right AfD (Alternative for Germany - Alternative for Germany).

  • Russian propaganda arises, too, promoting immigration to Russia: “We offer work, a house, a Russian wife and military training,” promises a mock Vladimir Putin to a 15-year-old teenager from Styria, one of Austria’s nine states. Teenagers must apply only at “einbürgerung@kreml.ru”.

  • Donald Trump is doing his ‘Trump Dance’, anti-EU propaganda and pro-Islamic propaganda are as widespread as Quran videos, and, of course, there’s no lack of China’s Xi Jinping.

What has that to do with GDPR, Edward Snowden, and the NSA? What you are doing is blatant whataboutism.

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Did you even clicked the link? Tiktok appears to be part of the Chinese Communist Party’s propaganda machine. With each of your comments you open up just the next round of whataboutism. Tankies are doing tankie things. This is waste of time.

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https://beehaw.org/u/InevitableList@beehaw.org

A few days ago I posted an English summary of a German language article about Tiktok in Austria (see this post: https://beehaw.org/post/17463020). There seems to be a clear pattern how Tiktok’s algorithm works, and it’s not good for the users, let alone teenagers.

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Kennt jemand MelchOsint? Ich bin nicht auf Twitter und konnte das nicht verifizieren.

MelchOsint, a Twitter/X user, schreibt:

X, after reinstating the terrorists’ profile, has deleted all posts before November 2024

They also deactivated search function on his profile, so you can only see his last 2 months posts.

Why ? Probably because it helps the “far-right/pro-israel” narrative that he is “not an ex-Muslim atheist, nor is he a fan of the AfD or Elon Musk”

There were 2016 posts proving the opposite, before Elon Musk deleted them.

Stimmt das?

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What else would they say?

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A few days ago I posted an English summary of a German language article about Tiktok in Austria (see this post: https://beehaw.org/post/17463020). There seems to be a clear pattern how Tiktok’s algorithm works, and it’s not good for the users, let alone teenagers.

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Es gibt auch in der ARD Mediathek was dazu:

Temu - Ramsch oder Revolution? – [44 Minuten]

Die chinesische Online-Plattform “Temu” lockt mit extremen Billigangeboten. Wie steht es um die Qualität der Produkte? Die Doku deckt auf, wie “Temu”-Händler:innen gegen geltende Gesetze bei Zoll und Steuer verstoßen, besucht Stationen der Produktion und des Handels in China, trifft Schnäppchenjäger:innen in Deutschland und enthüllt Verkaufstricks. “Temu”-Produkte werden im Labor geprüft.

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What would be the alternative? One consequence of the so-called ‘multi-polar world’ will be a limited flow of capital between different blocs, limited cross-border investments across multiple industries, which might lead to market fragmentation and a divergence of technical standards. We could see degrees of globalization we had back in the 1990s.

Countries like Russia don’t seem to care about international law (or they care only if it is in their favor). This summer, some officials also discussed the seizure of China-owned infrastructure in Europe regarding Beijing’s support for Russia in its war against Ukraine. Russia and its allies will remain a threat to democracy which is their only real enemy. Russia won’t stop with Ukraine if they get what they want.

So, what’s the alternative?

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