If there are fears of China spying on american teens and data mining with those who have this app installed on their devices,
then why doesn't the US just create their own version of tik-tok and be done with all this spying on this and spying on that.
It can't be that hard for developers of silicon valley to create a platform to do this.
I think the real agenda is much deeper than the "spying" of China on American citizens. We all know US based Social media platforms are being used to spy on other countries, including US citizens... so they might be fearful that TikTok might become more popular than Facebook or Instagram or Youtube and that they might have less surveillance power over people from all over the world.
I have seen several anti-Trump videos on TikTok too and also loads of BLM (Black lives Matter) protest videos that are exposing the corrupt cops in the USA. (The US government have no authority to block content that they find undesirable on TikTok, so it is more about control... than anything to do with spy capabilities of US citizens)
Okay this really belongs to Politics & Society section now, but i would much rather trust an app from FB or Apple that are subjected to atleast some form of public oversight when it comes to privacy issues. The US congress actually summoned Zuckerberg. There have been instances when similar institutions in democratic countries have acted against their own government legislation. In India, the Supreme Court routinely pulls up the Govt. There is a constant push and pull of with the Govt on these matters.
On the other hand, when it comes to China, Good luck if you expect any form of oversight over their state sponsored companies. The chinese will use every possible naivete of democracies to gain an upper hand. You guys are no fools, but only a fool would trust a Chinese app over something from a democratic country.
A person who shows more of their (hot) body gets an edge over those who don't because it subconsciously grabs more attention.
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I know, right? Thanks man, i have been saying the same thing that its
mostly boobies that get the followers. Just ban tiktok already and tell all these teenagers that they need to do things without the intention to make a tiktok video.