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Understanding America’s disinformation capitulation

American federal agencies and private companies are now allowing weaponized foreign disinformation to spread and grow. Here’s why.

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Mike Elgan
Sep 27, 0001
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President Donald Trump is forcing ByteDance to spin-off its American presence to US control.

Most TikTok shares will be sold to American owners due to a presidential Executive Order.

The sale would follow a law passed last year by Congress forcing ByteDance, the social networks’ owners, to divest or face a blanket ban of the app in the United States.

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