TikTok is a Chinese Data Collection Platform, not a Harmless Video App

3/22/23
 
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from Heritage Foundation,
3/21/23:

Ahead of TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew’s appearance before the House Energy and Commerce Committee this week, Kara Frederick answers the question: What does TikTok’s ties to the Chinese Communist Party mean for the everyday American?

A list of primary concerns with TikTok are:

1. Data collection & dissemination practices; future blackmail; espionage potential …
2. Owned by CCP (Chinese Communist Party) company
3. Harmful content; i.e., self-harm videos, suicidal content, eating disorder content;… News;…AI;…
4. Deliberately targeting younger & younger children to control formation of their conscience
5. It is based on how you react to the content, not network of friends

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