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What's going on with TikTok getting banned? (mander.xyz)

submitted 6 months ago by [email protected] to c/outoftheloop

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Not that it personally affects me- I'm not in USA and it's one of the platforms I dislike the most. But I can't find a concise explanation for why.

I've searched for news articles and those I found either don't address the reason behind the ban and talk about US politics, or are vague about it, saying it would collect user sensitive data.

I've also found lists of countries banning TikTok from government devices, okay I understand that, and some countries banning it completely because of cultural sensitivities, which I doubt is US' case.

Fair enough. What kind of user sensitive data would it be collecting? Isn't this what most social media apps do already? What makes TikTok stand out in this regard?

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Kind of a meta question. Is TikTok even worth it as a platform? Had a friend tell me they ditched FB and only use TK exclusively now. Overheard some people who were traveling say they only find restaurants to eat at based on TK. I’ve never used it before, so I have no clue how the interface even works, but I thought it was just random vertical videos?

[–] CrayonRosary 3 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

Tik Tok
Ti To
TT

Me, I'm going to start calling it Tito.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago

Maybe they mean Tik Kok, Bytedance' underground betting platform and masculine porn tube?

[–] InternetCitizen2 1 points 6 months ago

FB is overrun with fascist propaganda, so perhaps TK might be less of a brain rot.