Not really. People started trying to regulate Tik Tok way before the war because it’s owned by China and was selling and exploiting user information which was supposed to be private to drive views to propaganda and influencers that were mentally dangerous. So, there’s that.
It’s just because of Chinese ownership. All of the social media platforms do that second part and the vast majority of boosters of the TikTok ban do not care.
The funny part is, China has only about a 20% stake in TikTok. They created their own version to use in China because the Singaporean CEO wouldn't censor it as much as they wanted. Its HQ offices are in Singapore and LA.
That’s a little misleading. China owns a 20% share, but that includes a share class that gives the government ultimate control over a lot of decisions.
That’s the root, I believe, of the problem. The big thing people don’t like is when any platform gathers your data because they use it to target you, algorithm you, sell it and inundate you with crap email and clickbait you didn’t ask for. So ban that practice entirely and problem solved.
