Submitted by Witty-Village-2503 t3_10p699r in technology
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PEVEI t1_j6ihpkd wrote
Lets try and see, a nice little real world trial seems like just the thing.
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77magicmoon77 t1_j6iinx7 wrote
Where is the data?
[deleted] t1_j6iizqt wrote
The spyware/political part of the subject is agreeable, the mental health part is laughable and naive.
But even then, there are so many Chinese apps that have the same data collection capabilities. Tencent games probably rake in more users than TikTok could ever hope for. PUBG, Call of Duty, League of Legends... these aren't small time indies.
SpaceNerd422 t1_j6ij6iq wrote
I would very much like to see this go to trial. Not specifically about tiktok, but it might start to shead some light data tracking and privacy by apps in general.
LigerXT5 t1_j6iqrtl wrote
I would rather see Facebook banned, but Tiktok is a good start.
Don't get me wrong, I understand a lot of people rely on Facebook, and it'll be harder to disband it. I'd be happy with Facebook just split up, and not stay under Meta. Facebook/Meta has too many fingers in different pies, like many other companies.
mtsai t1_j6iqtp9 wrote
this article paid by bytedance. they dont even have enough balls to put their names into the by line for the article.
Witty-Village-2503 OP t1_j6isljv wrote
It's literally an opinion piece by the editors of Bloomberg....
merien_nl t1_j6iusio wrote
Explain again how this differs from Facebook:
One can think of many reasons to worry about TikTok, the Chinese-owned video-sharing platform. Its executives seem to lie habitually.
Its opaque algorithms and data-collection capabilities appear to be
tailor-made to spread propaganda or collect sensitive information. Quite frankly, many of the most popular videos on the app seem positively deranged.
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Witty-Village-2503 OP t1_j6j3sti wrote
Easy, Facebook is an American company that spies for the American government. Tiktok is a direct competitor, so the US gov is seeking a ban to protect Facebook.
Why else would Facebook be paying a republican firm to spread misinformation about tiktok?
psychedoutcasts t1_j6j8h3p wrote
Ban all social. This includes forums. Go outside and talk to people. Mail letters to random addresses. Prank call strangers and tell them their refridgerator is running.
dntwrybtityo t1_j6jjk6l wrote
Won't do bad on the flip side .
Ok-Guess9292 t1_j6jomfm wrote
Brought to you by tik tok
Ok-Guess9292 t1_j6jor0m wrote
Opinion pieces are usually bought . Especially by a place like Bloomberg
Nerdenator t1_j6jt56b wrote
I think it'd just be fair play.
Most Western countries have to give a ton of local control over to Chinese companies (read: the CCP) in order to access the Chinese market. Those that don't play ball or threaten the iron-fisted political status quo, don't get to make money in China.
When the Chinese start having to do the same thing to get into the West, they might realize how abusive this practice is.
satanismysponsor t1_j6jzsjj wrote
I'm in social media marketing and do a lot of business analytics for tik tok, meta, and Google. I can say what I can harness from each platform for free is horrifyingly accurate and specific. If I pay for ads it'll be even more specific. I can tell my Google ad to Target single women with car lease coming to end, mean income of 50-70k, with 2 children, in (zip code) who likes off roading.
It's scary
Id-polio t1_j6k2q03 wrote
Fuck that, ban tik tok even harder
noodle-face t1_j6kd4gd wrote
I'd like TikTok banned for my own sanity
fisherbeam t1_j6klebo wrote
They want us anxious and paranoid.
AadamAtomic t1_j6kxah7 wrote
can you say that louder from the top of a stack of milk crates before you break your neck?
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smashedshanky t1_j6l6hjp wrote
How can you tell?
SpaceNerd422 t1_j6l8n51 wrote
Oh ya. I have researched the topic heavily, and am a front end dev, who has done a LOT of SEO work for marketing/advertising firms and SEO focused companies. The tools are very scary, even at the free tiers.
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R_Meyer1 t1_j6lqk1h wrote
The data is already in the US. US servers moved over to Oracle last year.
R_Meyer1 t1_j6lqne8 wrote
So basically, you don’t give a shit about the government dictating your life?
R_Meyer1 t1_j6lqqak wrote
And yet you’ve provided no proof of documentation to back up your claim.
R_Meyer1 t1_j6lqrfa wrote
Where’s the proof of documentation? Since the comment you just left is your opinion is it bought and paid for?
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firedrakes t1_j6m04n2 wrote
those are banned to... you need a permit...
Arcosim t1_j6m2cdm wrote
Read about the Twitter Files which Elon recently released to the public. The FBI and the CIA even had secret moderators at twitter that had access to see DMs, and artificially pump/dump trends.
WAT0020 t1_j6mk7vi wrote
Mmm TIKOFF they are
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Bigwilliam360 t1_j6ml9aw wrote
Ok China you can buy all the articles you want i still want you’re shitty data stealer banned
YoYoMoMa t1_j6mt7v3 wrote
Ars2 t1_j6myyfd wrote
i would like the goverment to make laws about what is and is not allowed by a social media company. so it applies to all companies fairly. would do a lot more good.
3ntr0py_ t1_j6n6s2p wrote
It’s Facebook and instagram (Meta) pushing this because they can’t compete. They having people lobbying Congress with lots of money to make laws banning TT.
RhetorRedditor t1_j6o863x wrote
>Why else would Facebook be paying a republican firm to spread misinformation about tiktok?
Because it's a direct competitor? Neither have to be a propaganda arm to have a business case for hurting the other. Not that I disagree with you
g6koko t1_j6ihorr wrote
But still would like to see it banned