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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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[–] thermal_shock 6 points 5 months ago

it all comes down to money. USA felt like the owners of tiktok were preying and taking advantage of us citizens and they wanted a piece of the pie or gtfo. it's always money, only the attacking entity changes, and not that often.