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minus-squarejfrnz@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down2·14 days agoLike what? What are American companies required to do to protect your privacy that TikTok doesn’t do because they are a Chinese company?
minus-squareJcbAzPx@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·14 days agoTikTok is not being banned to protect anyone’s privacy.
minus-squarejfrnz@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down5·14 days agoFine, what national security obligations are US-based social media companies meeting that TikTok/ByteDance is not?
minus-squareJcbAzPx@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·14 days agoIt’s not about what they aren’t doing. It’s something they are doing.
minus-squareRekorse@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·13 days agoThey aren’t required to protect our privacy, they are required to give data to the government and lie about doing it. Tiktok can’t be brought into that unless they are an american owned company.
Like what? What are American companies required to do to protect your privacy that TikTok doesn’t do because they are a Chinese company?
TikTok is not being banned to protect anyone’s privacy.
Fine, what national security obligations are US-based social media companies meeting that TikTok/ByteDance is not?
The PATRIOT act.
It’s not about what they aren’t doing. It’s something they are doing.
They aren’t required to protect our privacy, they are required to give data to the government and lie about doing it. Tiktok can’t be brought into that unless they are an american owned company.