According to Marketwatch, citing WSJ reports, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg raised concerns about the threat of Chinese technology companies in a speech in Washington DC last fall, especially It’s TikTok.
In his speech, Zuckerberg said that TikTok threatened American values and technological hegemony . It is worth noting that Zuckerberg visited Washington again a few weeks ago. People familiar with the matter said Zuckerberg had told Donald Trump at a private dinner held at the White House that the rise of Chinese Internet companies threatened American business. Compared with monitoring Facebook, this should be more cause for concern.
People familiar with the matter said that Zuckerberg specifically discussed TikTok in meetings with several senators. In late October, R-Ark Senator Tom Cotton and DN.Y. Senator Charles Schumer, who met Zuckerberg in September, wrote a letter to intelligence officials requesting an investigation into TikTok. The government soon conducted a national security review of the company, and by this spring, Trump began threatening to ban TikTok. This month, he signed an executive order requiring ByteDance to abandon its business in the United States.
Naijatechnews learned that in addition to Zuckerberg’s “personal presence”, Facebook has also established an advocacy organization called American Edge. The organization has begun advertising to commend US technology companies for their economic strength, national security, and The contribution of cultural influence . Statistics show that Facebook spent more on lobbying than any other company in the first half of this year.
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