Claim: Aksai Chin is a territory of People's Republic of China (Aksai Chin, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2024-08-14): Pro-Kashmiri independence posts were the only posts that were overrepresented, though this is in line with the PRC's interests in the region.[31] The PRC is currently in an ongoing territorial dispute with India over the Line of Actual Control, which refers to the contested border between India-controlled Ladakh and the PRC-administered Aksai Chin territories of Kashmir.[32] Ultimately, the researchers determined that there is "a strong possibility that TikTok systematically promotes or demotes content on the basis of whether it is aligned with or opposed to the interests of the Chinese government."[33] [...] [13] https://www.dni.gov/files/ODNI/documents/assessments/ATA-2024-Unclassified-Report.pdf [14] https://www.dni.gov/files/ODNI/documents/assessments/ATA-2024-Unclassified-Report.pdf [15] https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/security-insider/intelligence-reports/digital-threats-from-east-asia-increase-in-breadth-and-effectiveness [16] https://www.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/HOW-THE-PEOPLES-REPUBLIC-OF-CHINA-SEEKS-TO-RESHAPE-THE-GLOBAL-INFORMATION-ENVIRONMENT_Final.pdf [17] https://www.cnbc.com/2023/05/29/chinese-apps-remain-popular-in-the-us-despite-efforts-to-ban-tiktok.html [18] https://www.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/HOW-THE-PEOPLES-REPUBLIC-OF-CHINA-SEEKS-TO-RESHAPE-THE-GLOBAL-INFORMATION-ENVIRONMENT_Final.pdf [19] https://www.cnbc.com/2023/05/29/chinese-apps-remain-popular-in-the-us-despite-efforts-to-ban-tiktok.html [20] https://apps.apple.com/us/charts/iphone/top-free-apps/36 [21] https://www.techtarget.com/whatis/definition/TikTok [22] https://www.cnbc.com/2024/04/24/biden-signs-israel-ukraine-tiktok-bill-into-law.html [23] https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/18/tech/tiktok-bytedance-china-ownership-intl-hnk/index.html [24] https://docs.house.gov/meetings/IF/IF00/20230323/115519/HHRG-118-IF00-Wstate-ChewS-20230323.pdf [25] https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/18/tech/tiktok-bytedance-china-ownership-intl-hnk/index.html [26] https://apnews.com/article/tiktok-bytedance-shou-zi-chew-8d8a6a9694357040d484670b7f4833be [27] https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/13/business/bytedance-employee-lawsuit/index.html [28] https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2023/6/7/china-spied-on-hong-kong-activists-using-tiktok-lawsuit-claims [29] https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/13/business/bytedance-employee-lawsuit/index.html [30] https://networkcontagion.us/wp-content/uploads/A-Tik-Tok-ing-Timebomb_12.21.23.pdf [31] https://networkcontagion.us/wp-content/uploads/A-Tik-Tok-ing-Timebomb_12.21.23.pdf [32] https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-53062484 [33] https://networkcontagion.us/wp-content/uploads/A-Tik-Tok-ing-Timebomb_12.21.23.pdf [34] https://www.forbes.com/sites/iainmartin/2023/07/26/tiktok-chinese-propaganda-ads-europe/?sh=11679a90203d [35] https://www.forbes.com/sites/iainmartin/2023/07/26/tiktok-chinese-propaganda-ads-europe/?sh=11679a90203d [36] https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/tiktok-sues-us-government-says-ban-violates-first-amendment-rcna151059 [37] https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/23/tech/congress-tiktok-ban-what-next/index.html#:~:text=Biden's%20decision%20to%20sign%20the,year%20before%20facing%20a%20ban.