The United States is "Looking at" Banning TikTok | Digital Trends 📦

38    07 Jul 2020 06:27 by u/None

13 comments

19 u/WastedTimeForCharlie 07 Jul 2020 06:30
TikTok is a tool of the Chinese Government, that is why India banned it and why other countries should do the same.
16 u/TotalDarkness 07 Jul 2020 07:06
Tik tok is spyware. Please dont use it. Stop it now before other companies see how they could abuse us like they do.
10 u/PocketKings 07 Jul 2020 07:17
Good, no more cringe videos of nurses dancing in empty hospitals.
6 u/shiftedbits 07 Jul 2020 07:33
Good start. Now ban the rest of social media.
6 u/None [OP] 07 Jul 2020 08:20
And suddenly everyone dosent care about freedoms.
3 u/lempireducoteobscur 07 Jul 2020 16:53
Yeah, this is unfortunate to me. I know that Tik Tok is Chinese spyware, so I haven't downloaded it. I've told people I know that have it the same thing, but the idea that the United States has to decide for me what is safe and what isn't goes against my values, as it should for anyone else on here.
4 u/None [OP] 07 Jul 2020 17:13
I hear where you're coming from but if it truly is a weapon china is using against American citizens then I have no problem with them banning some social media app. There's plenty out there that do the same thing.
2 u/ChronoGuru 07 Jul 2020 17:13
When it comes to espionage, I draw the line. If they have evidence it's being used to spy on US citizens and other malicious intents, I agree on the ban. Same as Huawei. People are dumb, especially when it comes to technology. People are still clinging to Windows XP and Windows 7 even today, without realizing the security implications, as an example. Freedom of choice is definitely for the better, unless it comes to foreign interference.
1 u/HanSoylo 09 Jul 2020 15:13
I mean, should you be allowed to have spyware on your device? I guess so, not sure why you'd want to though.
-1 u/None [OP] 09 Jul 2020 22:41
Tiktok is not solely spyware. It'd make more sense to ban Facebook lol
4 u/joe_yeung 07 Jul 2020 07:19
Chinese spyware is an accessory to genocide.
1 u/ekambajwa 08 Jul 2020 00:17
Instagram is rolling out a similar app called Reels in India