Andy Ngo 2周前 I’ve lost a lot of paid subscribers on X for my posts explaining why TikTok being owned by a China-based company is a huge privacy and national security risk for Americans. ByteDance already has a his I’ve lost a lot of paid subscribers on X for my posts explaining why TikTok being owned by a China-based company is a huge privacy and national security risk for Americans. ByteDance already has a history of spying on American journalists through TikTok, for example. I was a bit surprised to see so many MAGA figures completely reverse their stance on the app, but then I learned a conservative ultra-mega donor (to political campaigns and groups) owns huge stakes in ByteDance. And he is hiring a lot of lobbyists on the right. #TikTok #ByteDance #privacy
Andy Ngo 2周前 TikTok is Chinese spyware and should not be allowed to operate in the U.S. while the Chinese government has access to the personal information of Americans. ByteDance, TikTok’s owner, was already fo TikTok is Chinese spyware and should not be allowed to operate in the U.S. while the Chinese government has access to the personal information of Americans. ByteDance, TikTok’s owner, was already forced to admit it used TikTok to spy on the movements of American journalists. #TikTok #Chinese spyware #U.S. ban