If we assume that tiktok is a mass surveillance tool (which at least didn't use to controversial on this site) what alternatives really are there? Using a VPN i

If we assume that tiktok is a mass surveillance tool (which at least didn't use to controversial on this site) what alternatives really are there? Using a VPN isn't criminalized, using a VPN to bypass the provisions in the law is. Just look at vendors on Amazon to see how effective banning by name would be.