That's something that I was alluding to, but we can expand on that more directly. The fear of TikTok currently is that it is potentially under CCP influence. So if the CCP says that they need something to happen, can TikTok do anything other than what the CCP wants? I don't know the nuances of the current attempt to ban TikTok without being sold, but knowing the power of the "influencer" on TikTok and how they can be pushing agendas is what makes it incredibly scary for those not pushing the agenda.

I'm not giving these governments the benefit of the doubt here, but I'm wondering if these really are state actors at play here, or just tech savvy trolls

Or if this can be considered trolling at all?

The good that will come of this that a lot of these social media platforms will need to become more regulated or just flat out banned.

They're generally not good for us emotiona anyway.

We should all touch grass more often