It should also be said, however, that banning TikTok would set a dangerous precedent for Meta's business outside the US.

Isn't Instagram already blocked in China?

on top of plenty of other apps blocked, banned, or forced to restrict results or behavior?

I was thinking more about the EU actually. After banning TikTok, it won't be long before someone says, "hey, Instagram steals people's personal data too."

Meta has to follow all the EU regulations around data privacy. Does TikTok?

I can't make my mind if the GP intended to be sarcastic, but if you read it in a serious tone, you are making a disservice for yourself.

Banning TikTok is such a pointless exercise. So what, it just means that another service will pop up and take its place under a different name. The government can ban it all it wants, but it's not going away. Too simple of an app.

How many times in our lifetime seeing comments like this?

"Too simple of an app"

Okay but that’s what the government hopes will happen… They don’t object to TikTok the concept. They object to the PRC having influence or control either real or potential.

It doesnt need to stop TikTok. It just needs to slow it down long enough for one of the US competitors to eat up their marketshare.

The end goal isnt protecting US citizens. It's weaponizing information to use against perceived threats, both foreign and domestic.

>It just needs to slow it down long enough for one of the US competitors to eat up their marketshare.

If I were Snapchat I would be making moves to jump at this opportunity. I feel they're positioned the best to take that market share out of all of the current competitors, for the simple fact they've kept their core UI & model virtually unchanged.