I'm seeing a lot of media attacks on this TikTok "ban." Paid for by TikTok. They're going on a PR media blitz to try to prevent this.
Gen Z are having a titty attack. But they're just being manipulated by TikTok.
1. They keep saying this is a "ban." When it is simply forcing Bytedance to divest ownership.
2. They keep saying this is against free speech.
3. They keep saying this is because because of Pro-Palestinian content on the platform and they want to silence that.
TikTok is going to furiously fight this in court.
But to me, the simple fact that China outright bans all American social media networks in China is enough to get rid of Chinese ownership.
But it is 100% being used as a spying tool. Used against US reporters as well as Hong Kong protesters.
The company’s internal investigation showed that workers also obtained data on a small number of other U.S. users.
www.nytimes.com