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Guest Commentators

Wei Yu, Nuvpreet Kalra and Melissa Garriga

The BC Guest Commentators are: Wei Yu works at CODEPINK as the China Is Not Our Enemy campaign coordinator. She was born in Tianjin, China and has lived in the US since her high school years. Prior to joining CODEPINK, Wei was a student researcher on neocolonialism and has worked with several nonprofit organizations serving women, racial minorities, and other progressive causes. Nuvpreet Kalra writes for PeoplesWorld.org and is a social media intern at the anti-war organization CODEPINK. She is studying towards a Masters degree in Internet Equalities at University of the Arts London. Her main organizing interests are anti-imperialism, de-colonialism, anti-racism, digital oppression, and workers' rights. is a social media intern at the anti-war organization CODEPINK. She is studying towards a Masters degree in Internet Equalities at University of the Arts London. Her main organizing interests are anti-imperialism, de-colonialism, anti-racism, digital oppression, and workers' rights. Melissa Garriga is the communications and media analysis manager for CODEPINK.She writes about the intersection of militarism and the human cost of war.

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TikTok, TikTok…the Countdown Toward a New Cold War Speeds Up

By Wei Yu, Nuvpreet Kalra and Melissa Garriga Guest Commentators

If Congress cares about our digital privacy, it should first begin by investigating the surveillance policies of its own US agencies.

In a recent Congressional hearing the TikTok CEO was grilled for five hours on the grounds of “security concerns.” This was days after the FBI and…

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