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No_Gap4679 t1_j0wu697 wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in TikTok bans hit more U.S. states; security firm says most access blocked globally by -Ima-Phat-Cookie-Ho-

No, it’s terrible… it’s a Chinese company, stealing people’s information… especially children’s… and nobody’s stopping it.

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Sivick314 t1_j0wuvi0 wrote

I mean, they all do that. The Chinese part is really the only thing different

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thefugue t1_j0xhtcw wrote

No, tik tok’s data gathering is far more intrusive.

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Outlulz t1_j0xxz2s wrote

It’s really not. They’re using the same stuff every American company is using. Google probably knows more about you from tracking all your browser and search activity, email activity, and potentially phone activity including location and bundling that all into one valuable data profile to sell to advertisers.

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xorget t1_j0x5hif wrote

You're right that privacy is not a top priority of most social media sites. However, the main difference between tik tok and others, is that it is a completely different app here in the states than it is in china. It's known that tik tok is trying to show US kids something totally different than what it's showing chinese children.

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framesftw t1_j0wuzeh wrote

That's not even to mention all the horrible effects using the app has on people

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No_Gap4679 t1_j0ww3hp wrote

100% true. It’s become a “staged” scenario… where people make up fake situations, to gain acceptance.

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BSDShoes t1_j0xgf96 wrote

Up here in Canada, the effect is noticeable especially from challenges such as "destroy public bathrooms" and "slap a teacher".

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theassassintherapist t1_j0ztucm wrote

Cinnamon challenge and Tidepod challenge existed before tiktok and was viral on Youtube. It has more to do with stupid influencers and dumb kids than the platform hosting it.

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thefugue t1_j0xhwmg wrote

And what social media platform did you see that on?

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WakeUpTimeToDie23 t1_j0ya0o3 wrote

I’d rather have a Chinese company spy on me than a US one.

¯_(ツ)_/¯

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soonerfreak t1_j0z86zb wrote

At least China gives me a bunch of funny videos for my information.

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