Close to half of American adults support a ban on the Chinese-owned social media app TikTok, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos survey that also asked questions about national security concerns and China.

Close to half of American adults favor TikTok ban, Reuters/Ipsos poll shows::Close to half of American adults support a ban on the Chinese-owned social media app TikTok, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos survey that also asked questions about national security concerns and China.

  • Franzia@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
    51·
    1 year ago

    My cynicism says TikTok just won’t hand the data to our government / cannot be trusted to be 100% removedmade for our government, when compared to Facebook and Google.

    • GeekyNerdyNerd@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      5·
      1 year ago

      Then where’s the call to ban apple products? They famously defied the FBI’s call for a backdoor during a terrorist investigation after all. Apple’s actions have proven themselves to be more resistant to regulatory actions than frickin tiktok which actually proposed letting an American company host and oversee tiktok’s infrastructure and data collection for the USA as a solution to such concerns.

      • spez_@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        1 year ago

        Do you believe that? I’m sure they work under the rugs. Then publicly they say they’re private

    • Geth@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      2·
      1 year ago

      It’s probably exactly this. There’s no inherent danger to tiktok compared to any other shitty data gathering corporation.