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WiVoter

(909 posts) Tue Dec 13, 2022, 08:39 PM Dec 2022

Why Do Repubs Want To Ban TikTok, But Say Nothing About

Twitter and their bullshit?

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Why Do Repubs Want To Ban TikTok, But Say Nothing About (Original Post) WiVoter Dec 2022 OP

Have you read anything about TikTok or Twitter? Maybe that might help? ancianita Dec 2022 #1

TikTok is owned by China and the app collects all sorts of data. tinrobot Dec 2022 #2

One is owned by a racist asshole. The other by a hostile foreign nation AZSkiffyGeek Dec 2022 #3

Ok. That's Quite A Choice WiVoter Dec 2022 #5

Because TikTok feeds data to the Chinese government Amishman Dec 2022 #4

ancianita

(36,109 posts)

1. Have you read anything about TikTok or Twitter? Maybe that might help?

Reply to WiVoter (Original post)

Tue Dec 13, 2022, 08:57 PM

Dec 2022

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TikTok#United_States

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TikTok#United_States

tinrobot

(10,903 posts)

2. TikTok is owned by China and the app collects all sorts of data.

Reply to WiVoter (Original post)

Tue Dec 13, 2022, 09:11 PM

Dec 2022

Pretty simple.

AZSkiffyGeek

(11,031 posts)

3. One is owned by a racist asshole. The other by a hostile foreign nation

Reply to WiVoter (Original post)

Tue Dec 13, 2022, 09:12 PM

Dec 2022

WiVoter

(909 posts)

5. Ok. That's Quite A Choice

Reply to AZSkiffyGeek (Reply #3)

Tue Dec 13, 2022, 09:51 PM

Dec 2022

Lesser of two evils? Maybe there is a bipartisan tilt here? Also, why TikTok & not Facebook? I can see how Twitter is all fucked up with musk. Just wondering what DU members think. I value your opinion.

Amishman

(5,557 posts)

4. Because TikTok feeds data to the Chinese government

Reply to WiVoter (Original post)

Tue Dec 13, 2022, 09:15 PM

Dec 2022

TikTok's parent company is partially owned by the Chinese government, and it is generally believed that they have full access to a wealth of data extracted from the app.

I find it hard to criticize the efforts to restrict or ban TikTok, and probably why some of our own are onboard

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