Legitimate question: Can someone explain to me what would stop ByteDance from selling off the company to someone or some company that’s just going to “sell” the data to the CCP and amplify their propaganda anyway? I’m sure it’ll take all of 5 minutes for the Chinese to find someone willing to agree to those terms.
I imagine the benefit is that China will be on a level playing field if they have to influence an outside company vs just telling subordinates to accomplish an objective like creating dissent amongst a foreign population.
Legitimate question: Can someone explain to me what would stop ByteDance from selling off the company to someone or some company that’s just going to “sell” the data to the CCP and amplify their propaganda anyway? I’m sure it’ll take all of 5 minutes for the Chinese to find someone willing to agree to those terms.
I imagine the benefit is that China will be on a level playing field if they have to influence an outside company vs just telling subordinates to accomplish an objective like creating dissent amongst a foreign population.