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Re:TikTok shares your data more than any other app and it’s ... by Wowfunhappy on Wednesday February 09, 2022 @11:01AM (#30274220)
Right, I actually see this as a very simple trade issue! China doesn't allow US social networks in China, so the US shouldn't allow Chinese social networks in the US.

Doing anything else means that Chinese companies have the ability to build international platforms—where both Chinese and US citizens can participate—and US companies do not. Furthermore, those international platforms could potentially be made to enforce the CCP's standards for speech, setting the tone for conversations about Uyghurs and Taiwan worldwide.

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Re:TikTok shares your data more than any other app and it’s ... by babypuncher on Wednesday February 09, 2022 @01:36PM (#30276453)
To do this, we can't just say "Chinese social networks are not allowed in the US", because that is not what China is doing. You need to outlaw whatever it is TikTok is doing that you do not like in the first place.

Facebook is not allowed to operate in China not because they are American, but because they do not want to comply with Chinese law.

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Re:TikTok shares your data more than any other app and it’s ... by bakuninsbart on Wednesday February 09, 2022 @12:41PM (#30275510)
US social networks are allowed to operate in China, they just have to follow the local law. Facebook was banned after denying the authorities the data of Uighur protesters after a deathly riot in 2009. Imagine the outcry here if a riot that left more than a hundred people dead was organized on facebook, and then the company decides to protect the rioters. Google and Twitter decided that the backlash back home wasn't worth the attempt to enter the market, since they would have to comply with strict censorship laws. Some US social media platforms do operate within China.

TikTok does follow US law, so instead of flat out banning it, the reasonable thing to do would be to enact sensible privacy legislation... But oh wait, then tech giants can't exploit the local population anymore.

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Re:TikTok shares your data more than any other app and it’s ... by piggybox on Wednesday February 09, 2022 @05:15PM (#30279303)
Let me remind you that once upon a time a US company gave some email data to the authorities of China, the CEO of the company was sued in US and later resigned. That company was Yahoo!
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Re:TikTok shares your data more than any other app and it’s ... by rootsudo on Wednesday February 09, 2022 @11:41AM (#30274743)
https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/06/politics/trump-executive-orde... Tried and failed.
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