This guy's comment (prosound2000) pretty much tells it like it is: > The problem here is Facebook, Instagram and Twitter are US based companies that are behold

This guy's comment (prosound2000) pretty much tells it like it is: > The problem here is Facebook, Instagram and Twitter are US based companies that are beholden to the government. While sure you have lobbying going on, they are ultimately separate from the government, and if are found in violation of certain laws will be prosecuted or at least brought in front of congress and can face stiff penalties in the US. TikTok IS the Chinese government. They are beholden to no one. They can't break the law since they are the law. Well, he almost has it figured out. We are all actually beholden to our governments. Even Apple allegedly held off on iCloud encryption because of FBI pressure, not to mention constant right-wing efforts to destroy encryption and force companies to insert backdoors. China has a stronger central authority (therefore easier to force companies to do things), but the US is itching to go that route as well. Fighting it means preserving an actual ideological backbone, rather than simply consolidate all power to destroy our enemies. If we lose our sights on encryption, separation of our corporate entities from our government, then we are just China but in a different location.