LogFAQs > #980070762

nekrodev posted...

For everyone that doesn't seem to understand how bad TikTok is, here are just a few things -

Tiktok pushing self-harm content via algorithm
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/apr/04/how-tiktoks-algorithm-exploits-the-vulnerability-of-children

One former employee alleging that TikTok user information is not safe from China
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/03/10/tiktok-data-whistleblower-congress-investigators/

Another employee, this time w/ more evidence -
https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/16/24132315/tiktok-bytedance-project-texas-china-silo

TikTok is uniquely awful, even for social media. It's awful in virtually every way, and there's nothing good that it provides that can't be handled by another existing site / app.

self harm/mental health triggering content is absolutely not a tiktok exclusive problem, and basically every app youve ever downloaded is actively siphoning your user information.

Thats my problem with the way supporters of this bill portray it, as if other apps are somehow free from these things.