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Senate hearing: witnesses say CCP uses mainstream media and social platforms to shape U.S. discourse; TikTok and WeChat flagged
Summary
Experts told the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence that Beijing uses state media, paid content placements, covert social media campaigns and diaspora platforms such as WeChat to reach U.S. audiences; senators and witnesses discussed TikTok’s reach and the risks posed by data and recommender algorithms.
Sen. Mark Warner said the hearing would examine how the People’s Republic of China shapes U.S. political discourse and the media environment, and he singled out the growing reach of platforms such as TikTok.
Sarah Cook of Freedom House told the committee that Beijing’s media influence abroad is “complex and multifaceted,” describing five categories of tactics: propaganda, disinformation, censorship and intimidation, control over distribution infrastructure, and efforts to export China’s information‑control model. She said state‑backed content can appear inside mainstream U.S. media through partnerships or paid placements and…
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