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ControlledShutdown t1_j6culne wrote

Reply to comment by RollingTater in TikTok’s master plan to win over Washington — Millions spent on lobbyists, a billion spent on safeguards. Will it be enough to stay in the United States? (26 Jan. 2023) by marketrent

Because the whole issue is not about protecting privacy. It's about protecting US social media companies from competition.

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monchota t1_j6efqtl wrote

You know you are spreading the info put out by the CCP right? Its a national security threat pure and simple.

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octodanger t1_j6f6ebp wrote

What’s the threat?

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ovirt001 t1_j6fh9jr wrote

The collection of private user data by a foreign adversary. It's used in influence operations.

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octodanger t1_j6fwgih wrote

What are influence operations?

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ovirt001 t1_j6gku6w wrote

Programs by governments to influence foreign opinion.
If you want some current examples, check out /r/ActiveMeasures.

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emkoemko t1_j6evjox wrote

what competition all US social media is banned in China what are you talking about?

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ControlledShutdown t1_j6fw24z wrote

I meant competition in the US market.

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emkoemko t1_j6g2vdg wrote

how do you compete against over a billion people that are only allowed to have their state approved social media...? you do know social media is global? if over a billion people are removed from your market while your competitor has access to everyone in the world is that fair competition?

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ControlledShutdown t1_j6g3i5j wrote

It's not a fair competition. That's why the US government want to protect their companies from it.

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doncastiglionejr t1_j6h78pa wrote

False again (man, are you guys 18?!)..if that was the case they wouldn't of let Tik Tok start up here in the first place..and there are lots of examples of this happening in the past where companies had to conform to US law or they cannot operate on US internet providers

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SuperbHuman t1_j6g48go wrote

It's both a security risk and protecting U.S companies and then it's also the fact that China doesn't like/allow U.S apps to operate in China so what does the U.S has to loose from this ban?

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