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Hoodafan

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I think a lot of the concern is how they (with an assist from the CCP) then


use that and set up their algorithms to "suggest"/control what viewers, particularly impressionable youngins, see next. To use the extreme to make a point, imagine if users suddenly start seeing a flood of the joys of fentanyl usage, or how wonderful communism is (I realize you may not see that as a negative) on the majority of their next videos that pop up, simply because they happened to click on one.

Again, no different than what Facebook, Twitter and others do, or even the ads that pop up on the Sabre, only that the CCP doesn't have the same control over what comes your way. And more concern because of how many younger, less discerning folks are drawn to Tik Tok.

There are also more nefarious spying concerns, but that's more targeted to specific users a la Gov't and Corp employees rather than the need for an across the board ban like above.

(In response to this post by Seattle .Hoo)

Posted: 03/23/2023 at 12:49PM



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  Ask Youngkin, he has the inside info on TikTok ** -- HoodatB 03/23/2023 12:57PM
  I'll bite. What kind of spying? ** -- Seattle .Hoo 03/23/2023 12:25PM
  I think it is a little more subtle than that. -- Faz d. Hoo 03/23/2023 2:38PM
  The answer might be, would you ban it if it was made -- ryno hoo 03/23/2023 12:48PM
  I sometimes drink Stolichnaya. Is that the same thing? ** -- Seattle .Hoo 03/23/2023 12:54PM
  I didn’t think Stoli was Russian. ** -- Lazarus 03/23/2023 1:27PM
  Yes. Like General Tsos chicken. ** -- ryno hoo 03/23/2023 12:59PM
  Cut to the chase - give me the Tso what ** -- TomGlansAski 03/23/2023 1:28PM
  LOL! Too sweet though. ** -- Seattle .Hoo 03/23/2023 1:01PM
  I guess I missed it. What's the concern about TikTok? ** -- Seattle .Hoo 03/23/2023 12:09PM
  Tricks on them! -- 757 03/23/2023 12:52PM
  Chinese Balloon Terror!!! ** -- Seattle .Hoo 03/23/2023 12:40PM
  Yes, but not all funnel it to the CCP. ** -- Hoodafan 03/23/2023 12:38PM
  That's a stretch. ** -- Seattle .Hoo 03/23/2023 12:55PM
  They're not bad folks, folks. -- Hoodafan 03/23/2023 1:15PM
  Huh? ** -- Wahoo Gus 03/23/2023 1:37PM
  How would that work? I don't see how that's possible. ** -- Seattle .Hoo 03/23/2023 12:24PM
  GOP will never win another national election -- Hoodafan 03/23/2023 12:08PM
  No grandstanding to ever be seen in those. ** -- Hoodafan 03/23/2023 12:09PM
  You are describing most congressional hearings. ** -- SixerHoo 03/23/2023 11:55AM

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