The Chinese government tried to open a TikTok account that they could use to target Western users with propaganda without their knowledge, a new report alleges. TikTok’s head of government relations received a message from a colleague stating that a “Chinese government entity that … would not want to be openly seen as a government account as the main purpose is for promoting content that showcase the best side of China (some sort of propaganda)” wanted to join the platform. The proposal was discussed internally but was resisted, with the company describing the request as “sensitive”, according to Bloomberg ….