> In other words, US officials are scared that China is going to do what the USA has been doing with American social media apps in various countries
Yes, and? It's naive to think that this is anything new or surprising -- a country attempting to further it's own interests ahead of other countries that it is competing with.
> Yes, and?
Americans usually whined and complained that China banned US social media
I'm pretty sure most Americans didn't really care, outside of some bubbles like HN.
lol no, as an American it’s always made me think that they weren’t utterly incompetent over there. With how it looks like TikTok might be reinstate here, it’s unclear I can say the same about us.
Also, American social media companies and all others need far more regulation. But that is really a separate topic.
If russia were to try to buy meta, that deal should be blocked. If china were to try to buy meta that deal should be blocked.
Only because it effected the share price.