Our son has been trying to get my wife and I on TikTok for years now but we've been hesitant because the US media claims the Chinese Government builds profiles for every TikTok user with all of your personal data. As with everything today it's hard to know what to believe but, as you say, it's all just a huge competition to control the narrative. Every country is doing it and the more powerful the country, the further the reach they have. What strange times we live in! Have you heard the new Joe Rogan podcast episode (#2234) with Marc Andreessen?

It's pretty fascinating. He talks about some of this.