L.A.'s TikTok creators earn thousands of dollars a month. Trump’s threat of a potential ban has them concerned.Unlike other Chinese tech companies targeted by Trump, such as telecom giant Huawei, TikTok has a widespread popularity among Americans that adds a layer of complexity to its legal and political challenges. The looming ban has annoyed TikTok users, some of them Trump supporters such as Pam Graef of Metairie, La.
The 53-year-old fitness instructor found nearly instant TikTok fame after downloading the app this summer and posting a video of herself dancing frenetically in a kitchen as someone pretending to be her embarrassed daughter shouts that she’s doing it wrong. The video has nearly 3.5 million views. “I don’t want it to be banned. It’s just a blast,” Graef said. “It’s a way for me to promote my virtual training and virtual classes.”She said Trump won’t lose her vote over this, but she doesn’t understand all the fuss about the app’s Chinese ownership. “What are they gaining by spying on us?” Graef said. “We’re just doing stupid videos and having fun.”
The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday that, until late last year, the TikTok app was able to track users of Android phones without their consent by collecting unique phone identifiers in a way that skirted privacy safeguards set by Google. TikTok responded that the technique it used is a common way to prevent fraud and said it no longer collects the unique identifier.
The company has repeatedly said that the way it collects data is typical for thousands of mobile apps. “We have made clear that TikTok has never shared user data with the Chinese government, nor censored content at its request,” said its statement last week.
It is literally spyware.
YES EXHAUST ALL AVENUES TO GET TRUMP OUT OF THE RUNNING IN THE COMING POLLS!!!
I think this is more about tiktok.. it’s not just about the data they collected from US, but the collusion with CCP to suppress information freedom within China alone should warrant remediations
when will Google & Facebook get to send China to court In China over their bans?
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