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What's going on with TikTok getting banned? (mander.xyz)

submitted 2 months ago by Mothra@mander.xyz to c/outoftheloop@lemmy.world

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Not that it personally affects me- I'm not in USA and it's one of the platforms I dislike the most. But I can't find a concise explanation for why.

I've searched for news articles and those I found either don't address the reason behind the ban and talk about US politics, or are vague about it, saying it would collect user sensitive data.

I've also found lists of countries banning TikTok from government devices, okay I understand that, and some countries banning it completely because of cultural sensitivities, which I doubt is US' case.

Fair enough. What kind of user sensitive data would it be collecting? Isn't this what most social media apps do already? What makes TikTok stand out in this regard?

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[–] WanderingVentra@lemm.ee 0 points 2 months ago

Could they? Oracle has access to their source code to please US lawmakers. Supposedly it's because they have access to US users data, but they can already buy that from US data brokers all over the place. I think it's more likely one of the theories below. They want to keep the monopoly to US rich interests and be able to push people towards algorithms they can control (for example, if the youths start to be against Israel).