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		freerangebat on Aug 2, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: TikTok’s Chinese owner offers to forego stake to c... TikTok blocks itself. Others are blocked by the government. Name another major application/social network that does the same?

tom-_- on Aug 2, 2020 [–]

I don't know of any but I also wouldn't be surprised if there were. The NBA and American movie production companies already censor in the US as concession to access the Chinese markets. Not arguing this is a good thing mind you, just that it may not be unprecedented.

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