TikTok kept list of users who watched LGBTQ+ content, former employees say
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#2I'd imagine any social network keeps tracks of what categories its user's prefer.
Re: TikTok kept list of users who watched LGBTQ+ content, former employees say
#3Previous discussion on WSJ reporting about this:
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35836837
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#4TikTok keeps a list of everything its users watch and do. It keeps a list of users who watch videos about tattoos. It keeps a list of users who watch videos about wearing dresses. How would it know to recommend you more gay stuff if it doesn't know you like gay stuff?
TikTok is a spyware company. Always has been. "They include gay people in their spying!" is not news.
Re: TikTok kept list of users who watched LGBTQ+ content, former employees say
#5I'd imagine any social network keeps tracks of what categories its user's prefer.
Yeah and they only stored the data for a year! I'm honestly surprised by how relatively non-invasive that is.
On the other hand it's helpful to remind the public of what these companies are doing to make money from us.
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#6I'd imagine any social network keeps tracks of what categories its user's prefer.
Absolutely, Facebook and Twitter try to assign you into categories and bombard you with ads based on them.
What's interesting is that TikTok is getting the criticism these days, meaning that they're currently at the top of social media mind share.
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#7Obviously, that's the whole purpose of it. Track what you like, and show you more of it.
And this is not a problem, as long as it's handled with care, and not leaked or abused. It doesn't even matter who might be accessing the data, be it China, USA, the Church, your eternal enemy, whatever... It's crucial data, which can be weaponized against people depending on the political situation. And people should be aware of this and should have a strong interest in implementing strong laws for protecting those data and being linked to their identity.
Re: TikTok kept list of users who watched LGBTQ+ content, former employees say
#8TikTok keeps a list of everything its users watch and do. It keeps a list of users who watch videos about tattoos. It keeps a list of users who watch videos about wearing dresses. How would it know to recommend you more gay stuff if it doesn't know you like gay stuff? TikTok is a spyware company. Always has been. "They include gay people in their spying!" is not news.
It doesn’t sounds like it was run of the mill data logging. I don’t think they had explicit lists of people who watch videos of tattoos?
Re: TikTok kept list of users who watched LGBTQ+ content, former employees say
#9TikTok keeps a list of everything its users watch and do. It keeps a list of users who watch videos about tattoos. It keeps a list of users who watch videos about wearing dresses. How would it know to recommend you more gay stuff if it doesn't know you like gay stuff? TikTok is a spyware company. Always has been. "They include gay people in their spying!" is not news.
How is it any different from google, facebook, amazon, etc?
Re: TikTok kept list of users who watched LGBTQ+ content, former employees say
#10I'd imagine any social network keeps tracks of what categories its user's prefer.
Yes, and not just limited to social networks.