The majority of Americans — about 59% — say TikTok a threat to the national security of the United States, according to a recent survey of U.S. adults. The findings from Pew Research Center’s…

About 59% of Americans say TikTok a threat to the national security of the United States, according to a new survey of U.S. adults.

  • noah@lemm.eeEnglish
    154·
    1 year ago

    So people are complaining if the CCP censors western social media like Facebook etc. but then discuss to censor chinese social media. Isn’t there freedom of speech in America? I mean nobody is forced to use TikTok.

    • zaph@lemmy.worldEnglish
      154·
      1 year ago

      This is why I can’t wrap my head around any of the tiktok hate. I don’t trust tiktok with my data so guess what? I don’t use it. I don’t see how my coworker using it is going to be the downfall of America. We’ve already banned it from government networks, that’s plenty.

      • Maggoty@lemmy.worldEnglish
        4·
        1 year ago

        And to be honest there shouldn’t be any social media on government networks. Unless it’s “Civil Service R US” or something run by the government. But yeah no reason to have social media on 99% of official devices. (The 1% are the PR people putting stuff out and IT can wall them off)

    • SgtAStrawberry@lemmy.worldEnglish
      31·
      1 year ago

      If someone else wants to censor America social media it is extremely wrong, bad and against freedom of speech.

      If America wants to censor someone else’s social media it is the correct and good thing to do, because it protects people.

      Had tiktok been American it would have been wrong to try to censor it, but no it is not so then it is good to censor it.