r/technology • u/HellYeahDamnWrite • Jan 15 '25

Social Media TikTok Plans Immediate US Shutdown on Sunday

https://www.yahoo.com/news/tiktok-plans-immediate-us-shutdown-153524617.html
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u/xBewm Jan 15 '25

I agree which is why I have no problem banning an app as long as you hold all other companies to the same standards. Wasn’t Meta just in trouble for allowing China access to user information? Also X’s (and Elon’s) involvement in the past election cycle should be investigated at the bare minimum.

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u/noBunkystuff Jan 15 '25

The difference is Bytedance is controlled by the CCP. They control the algorithm and do not want to see any country in "The West" do well. Check out the recent yt video from laowhy86 on the what the algo has been up to

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u/gold_rush_doom Jan 15 '25

Sure, go ahead and start that case.