Dare Obasanjo on Nostr: Since the TikTok ban became a thing, there’s a growing category of news stories ...
Since the TikTok ban became a thing, there’s a growing category of news stories that are simply “This popular US app is made in China.”
The combination of fear mongering and pointing out Chinese founders is a subtle mainstreaming of xenophobia in tech reporting.
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