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1/ This morning, I wrote a thread on #douyin, the Chinese version of #TikTok. I feel the need to add more context.

Digitally speaking, the Chinese population is treated differently from the rest of the world. This is not new.
2/ Firstly, the notion of privacy depends on your culture. Privacy doesn't mean the same thing for a Chinese, an Indian, a French or a Brazilian. It's not a "I'm right, you are wrong" game. We are just not on the same page.
3/ It's a well-known fact that the Chinese gov is closely monitoring his population. One way is the firmware of your phone. Yes, the phone you are holding right now if not behaving the way if he detects you are Chinese.
4/ Most of the time, the phone makers release a firmware for China and another one for the rest world. Why? Because the Android version for China is highly modified to get user data.
5/ Check this tweet from Dec 1, 2017 for example
6/ So yes, #douyin, the Chinese version of #TikTok is a privacy nightmare but this not a surprise.
Also yes, they tried to remove this privacy issues in #TikTok to conquer markets outside China
7/ This is very unfair. You want to yell against something? Yell against douyin, against the targeting of the Chinese population made in almost of the phone firmwares on the planet.
8/ I will keep repeating it:

Whatever your race, your religion, your culture, your health, you deserve privacy
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