TikTok completed the government requests to store data only in the US, in Oracle data centers, with audited network controls to prevent any data from leaving the US. Now that TikTok completed these requests, the Republicans don't have any legs to stand on to ban TikTok. But their voting base won't let them backtrack because it would be perceived as weak, so the senators just have to make shit up to push for a ban even if there's no actual evidence. It would be trivial to prove if TikTok was manipulating feeds or exploiting phones but literally no one has managed to cough up hard evidence. In reality it's doing no more than any other social media website: https://medium.com/@fs0c131y/tiktok-logs-logs-logs-e93e8162647a If China wants to spy on you they don't need TikTok. They've literally manufactured your phone and will simply use a backdoor. Or they will send you a zero day, they already use them at the border. But TikTok ain't it. Hilarious to see people calling for a TikTok ban under "spying" concerns from a Chinese-made phone while connected to a Chinese-made router. #tiktok #ban #tech #socialmedia #bytedance
How surprising! I thought political accusations are always based on facts. lol.
When I was looking for a new job, I specifically asked #Tiktok employees about the possibility of a Government cockblock. They said nothing was wrong. I had a feeling something was up. Let’s remember, Biden’ hardware ban on Chinese chips and helping Chinese Chipmakers. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/oct/07/biden-administration-tech-restrictions-china They will do this on the Software side to teach them a lesson - 1 of 2 things: - Ban it completely - Divest the US part to US soil.Then purge any supporters. So it is what it is for the TikTok brass. The US Government likes the spyware it knows, not the one it doesn’t (TikTok).
What do the Dems say about it?
Okay Winnie
Republican voting base doesn't even use tiktok and doesn't know much about it, plus there is actually a bipartisan consensus developing around the need to ban it.
TikTok was spying on keystrokes within its in-app browser for ummm, not nefarious purposes for sure!
Nearly every company does that, it's practically the reason the in-app browser has the APIs that it does.
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Besides spying concerns, simply the fact that our tech companies cannot operate freely in China should be grounds to bar them free access in the US.
I doubt they’d ever actually ban it. They’ll just force a sale to a US parent company.
Wrong ! TikTok is a weapon
You must be new
You must be a spy
No. I get science and philosophy on my TikTok feed, but not thots or politics. Only took a few minutes to curate. The algorithm starts with the lowest common denominator and quickly determines your interests.
Don’t get caught up in the fake news. Try out the Chinese version yourself.
You are two years late