Conspiracy theory: I would not be surprised at all if Meta were behind at least some of the efforts to get TikTok banned. After all, if you’re bleeding users to

Conspiracy theory: I would not be surprised at all if Meta were behind at least some of the efforts to get TikTok banned. After all, if you’re bleeding users to the competition, what better way to win than to relentlessly slander the competition? It doesn’t even much matter if they succeed in getting them banned - sowing FUD about the app is a great first step to peeling off users. Hot take: Meta and Twitter and all the rest aren’t any better. They’re just as unregulated, just as willing to abuse private data, and just as willing to cooperate with governments - not just the US.