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		pcwalton on Oct 20, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: ByteDance planned to use TikTok to surveil specifi... It is not "just as much a problem in the US". China's treatment of dissidents is far, far worse than the US's. It's not even close. Every reputable political ranking organization, from Freedom House to The Economist, confirms this.

sneak on Oct 20, 2022 [–]

I think they both extend up to the maximum of torture/murder, so I don’t really see how either is “worse” or “better”.

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