>Reddit still seems to be moderating against hate and misinformation;

That really depends on the subreddit.

Now this is an attention-grabbing comment

I think you misunderstood my point. TikTok and Facebook are cut from the same cloth and have the same issues. And I'm in agreement with you because there's some shady shit going on with TikTok which is why I also don't and won't get an account.

The problem is when you have a population of people who single out TikTok while forgiving other platforms that are as bad simply because they are critical of their favored politician. After the Trump rally incident he spoke out against TikTok and at that point it became a solid "left vs right" issue (like many of the normally non-partisan things Trump attacked with his rhetoric). Meanwhile Facebook was allowing straight-up right wing propaganda on its platform but that same crowd happily overlooked it. Call me ignorant but, like the Colin Kaepernick kneeling issue, it didn't have an uproar until Trump tweeted about it. And the uproar was clearly from the right-wing crowd. Again like the Colin Kaepernick issue it shouldn't be a "left vs right" issue but it is. Centered around Trump's ire at TikTok for messing up his rally.

>how many people from the right-wing are anti-facebook

The number of "Lets Go Brandon!" Facebook groups in my local area doesn't really reflect this.

Not saying you're wrong of course but there's been Tom & Jerry, Loony Tunes, Spongebob, Newgrounds, Youtube, video games, and on and on for decades claiming the same thing so it's not a new argument. And apps used as surveillance tools predates TikTok and has been happening ever since we've had devices capable. So the focus on TikTok seems more politically motivated than they want to admit.

It's crazy. Nobody gave a shit about TikTok until that incident with the Trump rally. And they love to point out that TikTok has ties to China but totally ignore Zuckerberg selling user data to intelligence agencies in foreign nations for the purpose of using his platform to astroturf presidential candidates who will favor them politically and monetarily. At a distance the animosity toward TikTok seems to come from butthurt Trump supporters mad that users there said bad things about him, all things considered.

>If this really is about consumer rights and consumer safety, this news would not make me invest in Meta.

Makes me wonder if Trump and by extension Republicans are still mad at TikTok after users organized to snag so many tickets that there was almost nobody in attendance. They set up satellite stages, extra security, and everything too. And if your goal is to spread right-wing propaganda you want Meta to be successful so you want threats to them neutralized.