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minus-squareJcbAzPx@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·7 hours agoTikTok is not being banned to protect anyone’s privacy.
minus-squarejfrnz@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·6 hours agoFine, what national security obligations are US-based social media companies meeting that TikTok/ByteDance is not?
minus-squareHabahnow@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·6 hours agoTikTok/bytedance are controlled by a rival country. US based companies can, of course, help our rivals too but there’s some degree of separation that makes it a bit harder to address/discover.
minus-squareJcbAzPx@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 hours agoIt’s not about what they aren’t doing. It’s something they are doing.
TikTok is not being banned to protect anyone’s privacy.
Fine, what national security obligations are US-based social media companies meeting that TikTok/ByteDance is not?
TikTok/bytedance are controlled by a rival country. US based companies can, of course, help our rivals too but there’s some degree of separation that makes it a bit harder to address/discover.
The PATRIOT act.
It’s not about what they aren’t doing. It’s something they are doing.