▲ 607 ▼ US lawmakers vote 50-0 to force sale of TikTok despite angry calls from users (arstechnica.com) submitted 2 years ago by ZeroCool@slrpnk.net to c/technology@lemmy.world 334 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] Zuberi@lemmy.dbzer0.com -12 points 2 years ago (5 children) This insinuates that the CPC owns TikTok lmao permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] Aghast@lemmy.world 47 points 2 years ago (3 children) Well the CCP does exert considerable control over TikToks parent company ByteDance. The CCP has already utilized data from TikTok to track protestors and other "dissidents" https://apnews.com/article/tiktok-china-bytedance-user-data-d257d98125f69ac80f983e6067a84911 No the CCP does not own Tik Tok but it might as well own it. Unfortunately this situation is not unlike what the US government likely does. However, hopefully this precedence building policy recognizes that data privacy from 3rd party entities is needed. Will that standard be applied to US companies? Not likely any time soon but I'm optimistic. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] reverendsteveii@lemm.ee 6 points 2 years ago https://www.businessinsider.com/fbi-uses-instagram-etsy-linkedin-to-find-george-floyd-protester-2020-6#:~:text=In%202016%2C%20for%20example%2C%20the,a%20way%20to%20track%20protesters. It's fucked that an authoritarian government would use social media to track and arrest protestors. I'd love to believe that this is a move toward transparency and protecting people but I think it's a lot more likely to be a "nobody exploits social media to manipulate and repress my citizenry except me, and maybe the boy" situation. permalink fedilink source parent [+] Misconduct@startrek.website -1 points 2 years ago* (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Aghast@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago There is no evidence that it is banned. ByteDance just made the same app for the PRC market https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/is-tiktok-banned-in-china/ permalink fedilink source parent [–] nxdefiant@startrek.website 16 points 2 years ago https://web.archive.org/web/20191127235720/http:/news.cpd.com.cn/n3559/201904/t20190425_836599.html They don't have to own it when they can make it do whatever they want. You won't find critical analysis of anything important on Chinese tik tok. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Aghast@lemmy.world 47 points 2 years ago (3 children) Well the CCP does exert considerable control over TikToks parent company ByteDance. The CCP has already utilized data from TikTok to track protestors and other "dissidents" https://apnews.com/article/tiktok-china-bytedance-user-data-d257d98125f69ac80f983e6067a84911 No the CCP does not own Tik Tok but it might as well own it. Unfortunately this situation is not unlike what the US government likely does. However, hopefully this precedence building policy recognizes that data privacy from 3rd party entities is needed. Will that standard be applied to US companies? Not likely any time soon but I'm optimistic. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] reverendsteveii@lemm.ee 6 points 2 years ago https://www.businessinsider.com/fbi-uses-instagram-etsy-linkedin-to-find-george-floyd-protester-2020-6#:~:text=In%202016%2C%20for%20example%2C%20the,a%20way%20to%20track%20protesters. It's fucked that an authoritarian government would use social media to track and arrest protestors. I'd love to believe that this is a move toward transparency and protecting people but I think it's a lot more likely to be a "nobody exploits social media to manipulate and repress my citizenry except me, and maybe the boy" situation. permalink fedilink source parent [+] Misconduct@startrek.website -1 points 2 years ago* (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Aghast@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago There is no evidence that it is banned. ByteDance just made the same app for the PRC market https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/is-tiktok-banned-in-china/ permalink fedilink source parent
[–] reverendsteveii@lemm.ee 6 points 2 years ago https://www.businessinsider.com/fbi-uses-instagram-etsy-linkedin-to-find-george-floyd-protester-2020-6#:~:text=In%202016%2C%20for%20example%2C%20the,a%20way%20to%20track%20protesters. It's fucked that an authoritarian government would use social media to track and arrest protestors. I'd love to believe that this is a move toward transparency and protecting people but I think it's a lot more likely to be a "nobody exploits social media to manipulate and repress my citizenry except me, and maybe the boy" situation. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] Misconduct@startrek.website -1 points 2 years ago* (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Aghast@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago There is no evidence that it is banned. ByteDance just made the same app for the PRC market https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/is-tiktok-banned-in-china/ permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Aghast@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago There is no evidence that it is banned. ByteDance just made the same app for the PRC market https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/is-tiktok-banned-in-china/ permalink fedilink source parent
[–] nxdefiant@startrek.website 16 points 2 years ago https://web.archive.org/web/20191127235720/http:/news.cpd.com.cn/n3559/201904/t20190425_836599.html They don't have to own it when they can make it do whatever they want. You won't find critical analysis of anything important on Chinese tik tok. permalink fedilink source parent