> it's called retaliation. Can you explain to me how a social media platform mostly used by teenagers relates to military clashes on a contested border? That's

> it's called retaliation. Can you explain to me how a social media platform mostly used by teenagers relates to military clashes on a contested border? That's bullshit. The US and India are not the only countries that are concerned about the TikTok's data collection practices. The investigations have also been launched by the governments of Australia, Japan, Turkey, Indonesia, Pakistan, and the EU[1]. > You really can't just say the words 'national security' like some magical incantation. There better be an actual evidence-backed reason for clamping down on economic activity. Especially if the group you're clamping down on actually is one of your biggest trading partners, which happens to be the case for both US-China and Ukraine-Russia. Here you go[2]: > Russia’s intervention in Ukraine expanded beyond geography and into social networks last year, when Moscow officials tried to collect personal data on Ukrainians who joined social media groups protesting the country’s pro-Russian former president. > Pavel Durov, founder and chief executive officer of Russia’s largest social media website, VKontakte, claims he refused a demand by the Federal Security Service—the KGB’s successor agency—to turn over details on members of 39 protest groups with VKontakte pages. [1] https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2020/08/03/its-not-just-united-states-these-governments-see-tiktok-growing-problem/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2020/08/03/its-not-just... [2] https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2014-04-17/the-kremlin-tried-to-use-vkontakte-russia-s-facebook-to-spy-on-ukrainians https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2014-04-17/the-kreml...