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☆ TikTok says it's not spreading Chinese propaganda. The U.S. says there's a real risk. What's the truth?
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-16 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Dilanianmug.Jpg | Ken Dilanian | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +11 min

Is TikTok trying to secretly influence Americans at the behest of the Chinese government? And an analysis of the ownership structure of TikTok parent company ByteDance, obtained by NBC News, argues that the company is deeply entangled with some of China’s major government propaganda organs. The most recent one, published last month, found that TikTok suppresses anti-China content compared to YouTube and other social media platforms. In recent years, according to media reports, Chinese government entities have increasingly taken golden shares in technology companies. “This report establishes that TikTok algorithms actively suppress content critical of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) while simultaneously boosting pro-China propaganda and promoting distracting, irrelevant content,” the researchers wrote.

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☆ Ron DeSantis wife, Casey DeSantis, just started campaigning alongside him in key states. Here's a timeline of their relationship
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-31 | by ( Talia Lakritz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

2006: Ron DeSantis and Casey Black met on a golf course at the University of North Florida. Ron DeSantis and Casey DeSantis at Seminole Golf Club in Juno Beach, Florida, in May 2021. Sam Greenwood/R&A/R&A via Getty ImagesAt the time, Casey worked as a news anchor for WJXT, Channel 4, in Jacksonville. As I'm looking over behind me, Ron is over there. He thinks I'm looking at him.

Persons: Ron DeSantis, Casey Black, Casey DeSantis, Sam Greenwood, Casey, DeSantis, General's, Ron Organizations: University of North, Seminole Golf Club, Getty, WJXT, Harvard Law School, JAG, General's Corps, US Navy, First Coast, America's Locations: University of North Florida, Juno Beach , Florida, Jacksonville

☆ Casey DeSantis says her husband, Ron DeSantis, has a 'God-given gift.' Here's a timeline of their relationship.
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-22 | by ( Talia Lakritz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

☆ Casey DeSantis, Florida's 'co-governor': Rivals, friends, and former colleagues say she's the secret behind husband Ron DeSantis' meteoric rise
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-04 | by ( Lyz Lenz | Kimberly Leonard | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +29 min

Florida's first lady, Casey DeSantis, is a close confidant to her powerful husband, several people told Insider. He added, "We would not see Ron DeSantis outside of press conferences if he did not have a wife and kids." Ron DeSantis began clawing his way into the national spotlight in 2017 as a member of the US House of Representatives. She smiled wryly and said: "Everyone knows my husband, Ron DeSantis, is endorsed by President Trump, but he's also an amazing dad. "Ron DeSantis would be a very good candidate for the St. Johns county commission if he did not have Casey DeSantis in his life," Schorsch said.

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