"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.

    • @TheAnonymouseJoker@lemmy.mlM
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      When will Czech and Denmark (puppets of USA) declare such warnings against Google, Apple, Facebook, Instagram, Amazon and Microsoft? Spoiler: they will never dare to, because national security is basically excuse for curbing democratic freedoms of citizens they so love to honk and scream about.

      • Muad'Dibber
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        01 year ago

        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:

        • @pingveno@lemmy.ml
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          1 year ago

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

          • @TheAnonymouseJoker@lemmy.mlM
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            01 year ago

            Got any shred of evidence that Huawei ever spied on people?

            USA is undefeated since 1970s when CIA global surveillance programs started ramping up. And the global Skynet is 5/9/14 Eyes plus Israel and Japan.

            I guess westerners eternally rely on a circular logic loop of projection-based trolling on international level, since that is their only talent. They and their countries are rotten useless mess destined to be like this forever, like hopeless daydreaming romantic hippies smoking weed on streets.

          • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆
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            01 year ago

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

            • @pingveno@lemmy.ml
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              01 year ago

              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.

              • @m532@lemmy.ml
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                01 year ago

                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.

                • @pingveno@lemmy.ml
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                  01 year ago

                  Why are usa ships near china.

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