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minus-square@JcbAzPx@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish1•5 months agoTikTok is not being banned to protect anyone’s privacy.
minus-square@jfrnz@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglish0•5 months agoFine, what national security obligations are US-based social media companies meeting that TikTok/ByteDance is not?
minus-square@Habahnow@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglish1•5 months agoTikTok/bytedance are controlled by a rival country. US based companies can, of course, help our rivals too but there’s some degree of separation that makes it a bit harder to address/discover.
TikTok is not being banned to protect anyone’s privacy.
Fine, what national security obligations are US-based social media companies meeting that TikTok/ByteDance is not?
The PATRIOT act.
TikTok/bytedance are controlled by a rival country. US based companies can, of course, help our rivals too but there’s some degree of separation that makes it a bit harder to address/discover.