Ban TikTok?

[ClydeR]

The push on Capitol Hill to rein in China-owned social media network TikTok has set its sights on tech giants Apple and Google.

Sen. Michael Bennet, D-CO, sent a letter to Apple CEO Tim Cook and Google CEO Sundar Pichai on Thursday calling on their companies to remove TikTok from their respective app stores, citing concerns about how TikTok handles the data of American users.

"Like most social media networks, TikTok collects vast and sophisticated data from its users," Bennet said. "Unlike most social media networks, TikTok poses a unique concern."

"TikTok's vast influence and aggressive data collection pose a specific threat to U.S. national security because of its parent company's obligations under Chinese law," Bennet added.

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I'm not buying it. Who cares if Xi Jinping knows what videos you watch on TikTok? It's hardly more intrusive than the data collection by U.S. companies.

[LOL BRIELUS]

I mean I can't deny the net negative effect of social media on humanity but how do you ban one and not every other one

[~Rocktar~]

So go read the terms of service of most apps. Read all of it. You are giving them permission to listen, watch, copy and steal everything within reach of your phone. It's not just about what you watch and if you think it is, you are simply moronic.

As to the favoritism, well, one is directly connected and owned by the CCP and the others have at least a veneer of credibility to them.

[Realk]

just ban stupid people, it's much more broad and will achieve the same goal.

[Realk]

i do wonder how much server space it set aside for watching people sit in a stall somewhere using a bathroom.

[Solkern]

Ban TikTok, because it’s TikTok.

[Parkbandit]

So go read the terms of service of most apps. Read all of it. You are giving them permission to listen, watch, copy and steal everything within reach of your phone. It's not just about what you watch and if you think it is, you are simply moronic.

As to the favoritism, well, one is directly connected and owned by the CCP and the others have at least a veneer of credibility to them.

The real reason why TikTok is being banned is because TikTok is a very successful social media company and it's destroying Facebook/Twitter/Google offerings and really making a huge dent in the overall ad sales.

[~Rocktar~]

The real reason why TikTok is being banned is because TikTok is a very successful social media company and it's destroying Facebook/Twitter/Google offerings and really making a huge dent in the overall ad sales.

And?

Google and Facebook are both on the chopping block for Monopoly, anti-trust and Discrimination lawsuits and legislation. Since the EU smacked them, you can bet others smell blood in the water.

[Parkbandit]

And?

Google and Facebook are both on the chopping block for Monopoly, anti-trust and Discrimination lawsuits and legislation. Since the EU smacked them, you can bet others smell blood in the water.

And.. I'm saying it has less to do with "Chinese spying" and more to do with money. Social media companies in this country spend MILLIONS of dollars on lobbying efforts and that money buys influence over politicians. Who do you believe is the beneficiary of the US banning TikTok?

[Gelston]

Both sides of the aisle are almost unanimously against Tiktok. I think that is something to look at.