Sorry, but anyone that says things like this just does not get the crux of the TikTok issue.

Ooh, DP07 is here with his tin foil hat.

I agree that politicians make bad decisions a lot of the time, but even a broken clock is right twice a day. Here, with this issue, they're right to want to ban TikTok.

They might not get their way since the Democrats are up for election again soon and that might hurt their prospects if a ban happened before. But one can dream.

Talk about conspiratorial thinking: the politicians were not even interested in evidence. They just refused to believe anything besides their paranoid fears about their enemy. They didn’t care what he said, they only perceive hostile threats because they can’t trust the evidence, reality, or the relevance of his claims, they only trust people like themselves.

Ooh, DP07's busted out the thesaurus, lol.

Hehe, none of those words are even esoteric.

Maybe they know the game better than you do. They already know who to trust and who's right, and the hearing wasn't about evidence, lol. How naive are you?!

OK. Fair enough. Though I would say that even limiting the issue to its addictiveness, TikTok is far more addictive than Facebook, Twitter, etc. The algorithm is quite unique, and not even western platforms have something as lucrative in gaining addicts as TikTok does, which makes TikTok far more damaging from that perspective, but exponentially so when twinned with its spread of Chinese influence and propaganda, not to mention all the other safety concerns that the app does not address. All of the security concerns regarding TikTok are intertwined.

OK. Fair enough. Though I would say that even limiting the issue to its addictiveness, TikTok is far more addictive than Facebook, Twitter, etc. The algorithm is quite unique, and not even western platforms have something as lucrative in gaining addicts as TikTok does, which makes TikTok far more damaging from that perspective, but exponentially so when twinned with its spread of Chinese influence and propaganda, not to mention all the other safety concerns that the app does not address. All of the security concerns regarding TikTok are intertwined.

Yes, the Insta-Facebook algorithms are quite basic. Not to say that I could write it - far from it - but to "get" it and "get" what triggers it, it's nothing like TikTok, and therefore it's far less addictive, because people get bored quickly with a regurgitation of panda videos, for example. This is also the case with YouTube. But, I don't know about you, I like the simplicity with those platforms because I can control what I'm shown just by being selecting with what I watch.

They all have different weak points psychologically imo

Twitter makes people act in mobs/packs the most and makes people act in a way where they have to be loud for their tweet to stand out

Instagram is shallow and makes every half decent looking girl think they need to be a thirst trap and self conscious comparing themselves to others

Facebook has a powerful fear factor which is someone you know or like in real life unfriending you and the threat of it intimidating you. eg Any conservative who knows Chippy in real life probably knows they would get unfriended if they post right wing stuff.

Reddit just seems bad for individuals. No avatars etc, and huge number of users, most people barely read the name.

All have incentive to post something fake that gets likes over something honest that doesn’t.

Montana is set to become the first US state to ban Chinese-owned media giant TikTok from personal devices.

Governor Greg Gianforte signed the ban into law on Wednesday. It is due to take effect on 1 January.

The video-sharing platform says the ban "infringes on the First Amendment rights of the people of Montana".

The question of whether to ban TikTok is a hot topic these days. While concerns about data privacy and potential ties to the Chinese government are valid, I don't think an outright ban is a solution. TikTok can actually be a platform for creativity, entertainment, and connecting with others worldwide.