I have no problem with Americans receiving foreign propaganda as long as it’s the stated purpose of the media that is distributing it.
The
Foreign Agents Registration Act (
FARA) (
22 U.S.C. § 611 et seq.) is a
United States law that imposes
public disclosure obligations on
persons representing foreign interests.
[1][2] It requires "foreign agents"—defined as individuals or entities
engaged in domestic lobbying or advocacy for foreign governments, organizations, or
persons("foreign principals")—to register with the
Department of Justice (DOJ) and disclose their relationship, activities, and related financial compensation.
[2]
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Does the Chinese government own or control ByteDance or TikTok?
Chew has emphatically told Congress that ByteDance is not owned or controlled by the Chinese government.
However, like most other Chinese companies, ByteDance is legally compelled to establish an in-house Communist Party committee composed of employees who are party members.
Zhang Fuping, the vice president and editor-in-chief of the company’s Chinese operation, serves as its secretary of the party committee. The committee often holds sessions to study the party and Chinese leader Xi Jinping. One session in 2018 was joined by Zhang Yiming and his management team, according to the Beijing government.
Also, like its competitors, ByteDance has had to allow the Chinese government to take a so-called
“golden share” in one of its key subsidiaries.
The future of TikTok is mired in uncertainty in the United States after the House of Representatives passed a bill last week which could ultimately lead to the wildly popular video app being banned.
amp.cnn.com
Does the U.S. government get to sit in on Facebook meetings?