return2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoUS can’t ban TikTok for security reasons while ignoring Temu, other apps, TikTok arguesarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square27fedilinkarrow-up1400arrow-down113
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minus-squarestoly@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14arrow-down5·2 months agoI generally think that TikTok sucks but do agree with this argument. It’s silly to say that domestic companies can be evil but foreign ones no.
minus-squareSyntha@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 months agoThe argument isn’t that they’re “evil”, it’s that they could be used as tools by strategic rivals.
I generally think that TikTok sucks but do agree with this argument. It’s silly to say that domestic companies can be evil but foreign ones no.
The argument isn’t that they’re “evil”, it’s that they could be used as tools by strategic rivals.