POV: It's January 19th

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So can you answer the question now that we know it's China? Why is it worse that China has user info over the US?

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I think tiktok should be banned for its addictive algorithm. It is far worse than any other social media for that reason.

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It probably won't make a difference for you, but if you worked in a government facility and they're spying on you, obtaining credentials, obtaining information on infrastructure in the energy sector, government facilities, etc., getting network credentials, getting floorplans, getting times where a changing of the guard occurs, etc. - any foreign entity can use that info to tear a country down from the inside and kick off a full scale war.

Local government isn't going to self-saborage with that information. Yeah, spying on the citizens is awful and we should avoid any apps/devices that do that too, but that's not as bad as war unless it gets so bad that it gets to a point of civil war which seems unlikely.

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we are in that country right now

Links wiki article to anti-communist measures taken in 1954

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Uhh. The user is saying that the US government has a long history of both corruption and abuse of power.
Source: I am American.

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Yes, now they just need the incentive to act and the knowledge of how to operate electronic devices.

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That's true but it doesn't apply to the vast majority of people. People who work in the government should be more aware of these things and I believe the tiktok ban started as only on government devices which is a lot more reasonable than a blanket ban.

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They're owned by a Chinese company so the Chinese govt has this information. I'm not saying it's a good reason to ban it, or that there isn't another secret reason, or that American companies don't gather the same information. This was the problem all along - China receiving vast amounts of information about Americans. Actually the US was probably worried about China spreading their viewpoints, now that I think more about it. IDK

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As an adult, that's my choice to make, not the government.

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Aren't they a 49:51 split international company:Chinese version?

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I thought it was because they wanted to be in charge of what was censored and what wasn't and was left able to be seen and shared amongst users.

Also, what Chinese Facebook? Xiaohong Shu or DaZhong DianPing are probably closest... But still way off.

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Or ever, unless you go there.

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You can't have your "we're better than them cos freedumb" cake and eat it too.

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Yeah, Google's tracking is way more pervasive and far less optional.

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You should probably ready the wiki article on whataboutism, so that you understand how to use it correctly next time.

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It means your facts hurt their feels.

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As long as the Chinese entity has control, it's fair game.

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Well, let's set the bar at not having concentration camps or not going to jail or being made "dissappear" for criticizing the government. For now...

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Yes, but also note that it hasn't been recinded, and our current Supreme Court has a soft spot for digging up forgotten legislation.