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"TikTok is a Chinese company that currently is mandated to cooperate with Chinese intelligence services,” Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo said in a statement. The Belgian ban is based on a risk analysis by the country's intelligence services and recommendations by the national cybersecurity center.

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Banning every US based social network when?

Oh who am i kidding.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

China took the lead in that...

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Good, why would you want US tech giants operating in your country, hoovering up data on all your citizens? Which they got caught doing by the way:

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

Good thing China would never think to do that to its own citizens and worldwide.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Difference is that US is a despotic regime that's a blight upon humanity and a planet as a whole.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Meanwhile China dumps fill on coral reefs in an attempt to take over the territorial waters of other countries, then makes pitiful cries when the US sails right through their false claims. China would match the US sin for sin throughout the modern era if it had the capability.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Why are usa ships near china. Yankees always invade invade invade. Thousands of kilometers away from their coast. Those rogue ships should be treated like the pirate ships they are.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Why are usa ships near china.

What are you talking about? These are hundreds of miles from China's shores.