What security and privacy concerns the app itself sparks (e.g. just last week the EU institutios banned it for staff), it seems the real power is in the manipul

What security and privacy concerns the app itself sparks (e.g. just last week the EU institutios banned it for staff), it seems the real power is in the manipulation it provides and how intransparent the process behind is. It is fact that the Chinese government exerts control over tiktok content, and can and does limit or amplify certain content (see e.g. Tibet, Tiananmen, Hongkong or Xinjiang beyond basic "we appreciate diverse culture" messaging and you will find nothing critical or factual even on the non-chinese tiktok). The information wars are on and this leads to many things like anti refugee, Muslim or jew sentiments, or anti vaccine propaganda in Europe and racial and political divisions in the U.S. - all to drive a wedge. Tiktok is a powerful tool used by the most vulnerable and most influential population - teens and young adults.