Re:India bans TikTok, WeChat, and dozens of other Chinese apps
by saltedonion on Monday June 29, 2020 @02:22PM
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Tiktok can be a huge threat because their recommendation algorithms are black box. This makes them capable of controlling how potentially dangerous information is disseminated in the United States, including topics influencing elections.
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Re:India bans TikTok, WeChat, and dozens of other Chinese apps
by sbmthakur on Monday June 29, 2020 @02:56PM
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All they need is a directive from the CCP. PRC even has a 'National Intelligence law' in place for that:
https://www.lawfareblog.com/beijings-new-national-intelligen...
Re:India bans TikTok, WeChat, and dozens of other Chinese apps
by Avamander on Monday June 29, 2020 @02:24PM
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They have demonstrated their capabilities by their censorship of certain types of people. It's not "it could be a threat" it currently is.
Re:India bans TikTok, WeChat, and dozens of other Chinese apps
by hnaccy on Monday June 29, 2020 @02:29PM
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>And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?
If you're concerned about Tiktok influence where most content can be described as attractive young people do nonsense on camera you should be much more worried about Twitter, Facebook, Google, News media, Reddit, etc.