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		NERD_ALERT on Dec 23, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: ByteDance confirmed it used TikTok to monitor jour... Ask the citizens of Guatemala, Chile, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Bolivia etc. about how wonderful the CIA is at spreading democracy.

d110af5ccf on Dec 23, 2022 [–]

In your scenario the CIA plays the equivalent role of a Chinese agency in the original one. Agencies within their own local government play the equivalent role of CIA.

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