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ethanwillis 5 months ago | parent | context | favorite | on: TikTok goes dark in the US

What reasons would a foreign government want information about foreign citizens of its adversary?

At the end of the day you are the outgroup when it comes to the CCP and it'd be best to remember that.

daemoens 5 months ago [–]

If you are an American, the intelligence community already treats you like you are the outgroup.

ethanwillis 5 months ago | [–]

Which is another problem entirely but it's whataboutism. It says nothing about the CCPs motivations.

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