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You're right, but this is why the US is more likely to bonk them over the head, admittedly this is less of a threat now w/ Biden in Office, but still a threat.
by schappim 5y ago
You're right, but this is why the US is more likely to bonk them over the head, admittedly this is less of a threat now w/ Biden in Office, but still a threat.
TikTok's biggest short term threat is probably the CCP, which has been increasingly taking a hardline approach w/ their own tech companies (think Ant Financial, JD etc).
- bpodgursky 5y agoCome on. The CCP is taking a hardline with companies domestically. There's a huge push to stop corrupting the youth, treat data responsibly, etc. The CCP gives 0 shits what those companies do to the rest of the world, and are probably thrilled if TikTok causes political and social chaos in the US.
- schappim 5y ago>> The CCP is taking a hardline with companies domestically. There's a huge push to stop corrupting the youth, treat data responsibly, etc. Exactly, w/ 72% of their users being domestic[1], TikTok's biggest short term threat is probably the CCP. >> The CCP gives 0 shits what those companies do to the rest of the world, and are probably thrilled if TikTok causes political and social chaos in the US. You're not wrong. [1] https://www.statista.com/chart/25867/percentage-of-tiktok-users-in-the-last-12-months-by-country/ https://www.statista.com/chart/25867/percentage-of-tiktok-us...