TikTok strikes back at the US govt

- 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

- The FTC has referred a complaint against TikTok to the DOJ over potential violations of children's privacy laws. 🚨 - TikTok disagrees with the allegations and claims to have been working with the FTC for over a year. 🤔 - In 2019, TikTok paid $5.7 million to settle a similar complaint. 💸 - The DOJ plans to sue TikTok later this year, focusing on children's privacy violations. ⚖️ - Is this a genuine concern for children's safety or just political maneuvering? 🤷‍♂️

It was either a GOATed intellectual move by the government or a fluke that has paid us well. PUBG and TikTok were two cancerous apps that was f'ing with the cultural zeitgeist imo.