Twitter and TikTok: A Study in Convergence

Twitter’s de facto censorship, alongside TikTok’s manipulation of its users, raises concerns that instead of China becoming like us, we are becoming more like China.

AP/Gregory Bull

 The recent furor over Elon Musk’s shakeup at Twitter has set me to thinking about convergence. That’s the term advocates for a cozier relationship with China have been using for years, arguing that the economic ties between America and China and their increasing interdependence meant the two countries would grow more alike than different. 

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