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Ashton Kutcher Warns China Could Use TikTok to Influence Minds of Americans and Push Anti-U.S. Propaganda
Breitbart ^ | 8 Jul 2021 | DAVID NG

Posted on 07/08/2021 4:11:19 PM PDT by conservative98

In a rare move for a Hollywood star, Ashton Kutcher has issued a warning about China, saying Beijing could use TikTok to influence the minds of Americans when it comes to issues like Taiwan and the South China Sea.

Ashton Kutcher made the comments during a recent appearance on “American Optimist,” the YouTube channel run by entrepreneur and investor Joe Lonsdale.

“If I’m China and I want to create a problem in that area of the world, specifically a naval problem in that area of the world, in the South China Sea, I would probably want to utilize TikTok in order to influence the minds of Americans in a anti-U.S. propaganda, anti-Taiwanese propaganda effort in order to make any kind of war from the United States extraordinarily unpopular,” Kutcher said.

Watch below:

TikTok is owned by China’s ByteDance. Last year, then-President Donald Trump sought to ban the social media app unless it was acquired by an American company. But President Joe Biden has taken a lenient attitude toward China and revoked Trump’s proposed ban.

“My sense as a fervent American is that it’s getting extraordinarily dangerous for not just individuals but for the country at large,” Kutcher added.

(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...


TOPICS: Chit/Chat
KEYWORDS: ashtonkutcher; bytedance; china; internet; tiktok; trump
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1 posted on 07/08/2021 4:11:19 PM PDT by conservative98
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To: conservative98

Next time listen to and support Trump!


2 posted on 07/08/2021 4:11:28 PM PDT by conservative98
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To: conservative98

Really? Worse than Hollywood? Worse than CNN?


3 posted on 07/08/2021 4:13:03 PM PDT by Salman (It's not a "slippery slope" if it was part of the program all along. )
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To: conservative98

They are already doing that, Ashton.
Have you listened to certain motor mouthed, under-educated pro athletes lately?


4 posted on 07/08/2021 4:13:25 PM PDT by lee martell
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To: conservative98

Just like Twitter and Facebook and YouTube.


5 posted on 07/08/2021 4:15:16 PM PDT by Lurkina.n.Learnin (The veil of civilization is only 9 meals thick. )
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To: conservative98

Ash and his dumb wife are communists.


6 posted on 07/08/2021 4:17:32 PM PDT by Trillian
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To: conservative98

Ya think?


7 posted on 07/08/2021 4:20:18 PM PDT by greenishness
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To: Trillian

He played a dim witted pretty boy on That 70’s Show

In other words he was a natural. Didn’t need to act at all. Perfect for the role.


8 posted on 07/08/2021 4:22:55 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd (I love my country. It’s my government that I hate.)
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To: conservative98

Why China and not our own Deep State?


9 posted on 07/08/2021 4:24:22 PM PDT by BipolarBob (I'm drinking tonight until I'm someone elses problem.)
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To: conservative98

10 posted on 07/08/2021 4:24:23 PM PDT by PGR88
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To: conservative98

“Ashton Kutcher Warns China Could Use TikTok to Influence Minds of Americans and Push Anti-U.S. Propaganda”

A celeb with common sense? What a wonder!


11 posted on 07/08/2021 4:27:52 PM PDT by antidemoncrat (somRead more at: https://economicti)
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To: conservative98

No excrement Mr Holmes.


12 posted on 07/08/2021 4:35:34 PM PDT by sauropod (The smartphone is the retina of the mind's eye.)
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How about a little Kudos for him for at least telling a little bit of truth? That is more than 99.9% of his peers do.

And maybe his wife, having spent the first 7 years of her life in a communist country, isn’t as far left as she pretends to be.


13 posted on 07/08/2021 4:37:10 PM PDT by LegendHasIt
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To: Lurkina.n.Learnin

Just like Twitter and Facebook and YouTube, plus ABCNNBCBS.


14 posted on 07/08/2021 4:42:47 PM PDT by Grampa Dave (“Respond only to polite and intelligent posters! Who don’t insult you or us! Forget the others!”)
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To: Responsibility2nd

He’s good in “The Ranch”. I think he’s grown up some.


15 posted on 07/08/2021 4:44:15 PM PDT by Flaming Conservative ((Pray without ceasing))
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To: LegendHasIt

His employment prospects just took a nose dive. Hope he sticks by his guns and doesn’t come out with a gushing apology.


16 posted on 07/08/2021 4:45:28 PM PDT by Joe 6-pack
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To: Flaming Conservative

“He’s good in “The Ranch”. I think he’s grown up some.”

Good show.


17 posted on 07/08/2021 5:01:58 PM PDT by EQAndyBuzz (I got the shot. Not because I wanted to. Because I had to, in violation of my civil rights.)
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To: conservative98

You mean like American social media companies do?


18 posted on 07/08/2021 5:08:54 PM PDT by Rurudyne (Standup Philosopher)
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To: Rurudyne

LOL!

Don’t all major American companies push Anti-US Propaganda?

Coca-Cola, Comcast, AT&T, Microsoft?

Among many?


19 posted on 07/08/2021 5:21:49 PM PDT by Roman_War_Criminal (Jesus + Something = Nothing ; Jesus + Nothing = Everything )
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To: Responsibility2nd
He played a dim witted pretty boy on That 70’s Show In other words he was a natural. Didn’t need to act at all. Perfect for the role.

I understand he's a black belt in BJJ. He may be a "pretty boy" but he has some cred, even if he is a leftist.

20 posted on 07/08/2021 5:22:36 PM PDT by TwelveOfTwenty (Still praying for our country and President Trump)
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