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外刊精选｜TikTok受困，扎克伯格“有功”

近期，美国猎杀TikTok一事闹得沸沸扬扬，而这背后有一个人格外卖力，那就是Facebook的扎克伯格。上周《华尔街日报》独家爆出，从去年开始，扎克伯格就已开始四处宣扬TikTok的政治威胁，为今天的封杀埋下了伏笔。应该如何看待扎克伯格的做法？

FacebookCEOMarkZuckerbergStokedWashington’sFearsAboutTikTok

ByGeorgiaWells,JeffHorwitzandArunaViswanatha

WhenFacebookInc.ChiefExecutiveMarkZuckerbergdeliveredaspeechaboutfreedomofexpressioninWashington,D.C.,lastfall,therewasalsoanotheragenda:toraisethealarmaboutthethreatfromChinesetechcompaniesand,morespecifically,thepopularvideo-sharingappTikTok.

InaprivatedinnerattheWhiteHouseinlateOctober,Mr.ZuckerbergmadethecasetoPresidentTrumpthattheriseofChineseinternetcompaniesthreatensAmericanbusiness,andshouldbeabiggerconcernthanreininginFacebook.

FewtechcompanieshaveasmuchtogainasFacebookfromTikTok’stravails,andthesocial-mediagianthastakenanactiveroleinraisingconcernsaboutthepopularappanditsChineseowners.

InadditiontoMr.Zuckerberg’spersonaloutreachandpublicstatementsaboutChinesecompetition,Facebookhasestablishedanadvocacygroup,calledAmericanEdge,thathasbegunrunningadsextollingU.S.techcompaniesfortheircontributionstoAmericaneconomicmight,nationalsecurityandculturalinfluence.

TikTokhasgainedmorethan100millionU.S.usersandbecomethebiggestthreattoFacebook’sdominanceofsocialmedia.

Facebook’sInstagramunitthismonthlauncheditsownvideo-sharingfeature,calledReels,andistryingtopoachTikTokcreatorsbypayingsomeusersiftheypostvideosexclusivelytothenewservice.

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