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I'm going to ask an intentionally stupid question. TikTok is largely just kids dancing and other innocuous videos, even if Bytedance is sucking up all that data and sending it back to the CCP, how does that constitute a national security threat?
Is there anyone who is actually upset about this?
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Why shouldn’t Europeans do the same with US social networks then?
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This is like arguing Europe was colonised by Britain when they helped the continent repel Napoleon.
As much as I don't care about tiktok going away, and acknowledge the privacy and security risks, there's something about banning a highly popular website that doesn't sit right with me. Is there precedent in the USA for anything like this?
Is there anyone who is actually upset about this?
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Why shouldn’t Europeans do the same with US social networks then?
They should, and viewed in a certain light that is what the GPDR and DMA are trying to achieve— make room for native companies.
I'm a big proponent of free speech and the first amendment, but I agree with the reasonings for banning it or forcing US owners. China most definitely has their hands in the data that TikTok amasses and given its popularity it's not an insignificant risk to U.S. citizens. We all know how easy it is to manipulate users... aka Cambridge Analytica. It'll be interesting to see what legal challenges come up if the bill pa…
At least according to their website, it seems like US data does not leave US data warehouses: https://usds.tiktok.com/our-approach-to-keeping-u-s-data-sec...
I don’t know the details of course but if China wants the data there are umpteen companies who engage in data brokerage and can get the info they want.
I’m not for or against this bill, but it seems like really the issue is data collection in general, which obviously the Congress has no interest in regulating.