[Initial_BP]

I think the previous commenter was implying that one may be worse than the other and trying to get you to reevaluate the idea that you see banning tiktok to be the same as banning US social media because of the differences between the Chinese government and the US government.

[marvin]

Yes. Banning US social media will in my estimation be a net loss for Europe, whereas banning TikTok would be a net win.

Subtle US interference and soft power, unpalatable though it may be, is not a real problem for European quality of life even in isolation, certainly not compared to the benefits of cultural exhcange & compatibility, and the following long-term trade and geopolitical cooperation with the US.

Whereas interference and soft power from the CCP deliberately undermines multiple core values of our society. It’s pretty damn obvious.

I guess to which degree Europe & the EU actually follows democratic values is a separate and very worthwhile discussion; maybe it’s closely related. Certainly looks like that from where I sit, at the northernmost border of the economic block.