Justice Department Accuses TikTok of Collecting US User Data on Sensitive Issues
- The Justice Department has accused TikTok of gathering bulk information on US users based on their views on divisive social issues like gun control, abortion, and religion. - Government lawyers claim TikTok employees used an internal system called Lark to send sensitive data about US users to ByteDance engineers in China, where it was stored on Chinese servers. - The Justice Department warns that the Chinese government could manipulate TikTok's algorithm to sway public opinion and exacerbate social divisions, a practice known as 'heating'. - TikTok has denied the allegations, stating that the government has not provided proof and is confident they will prevail in court. - The legal battle could result in a ban on TikTok in the US if the company does not sever ties with its Beijing-based parent company, ByteDance. Source: South China Morning Post
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TikTok crackdown in the US - bill approved
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https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/07/tech/congress-bill-bans-tiktok-america/index.html
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by ShaktiMan
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US' plans to ban Tiktok. If they actually pull this off, this is a BIG loss for Bytedance and a BIG win for Instagram.
When TikTok mobilized its users to lobby Congress, it backfired spectacularly.
https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/15/24102472/house-tiktok-ban-bill-staffers-calls-congress