TikTok Is Spending $1.3 Billion to Dodge Bans in Europe::European politicians are nervous about where TikTok’s data goes. The company is spending big on local data centers, but analysts say it’s not enough.

  • @vind
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    6310 months ago

    Bad title, they’re just doing what is required by law.

  • @Zoldyck
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    910 months ago

    They should just outright ban the app. Will never happen though.

    • @chakan2
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      1310 months ago

      If we ban TikTok, we need to ban every other major social platform as well. They all collect the same data…the only difference is where it ends up.

      • @foobaz
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        810 months ago

        Great, let’s do it! 🙏

      • @stigmata
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        510 months ago

        It’s not just “the only difference,” it’s the entire point. The population’s data being through the CCP is the entire government consideration of banning the app.

        • @TheYang
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          510 months ago

          Well, from the EUs perspective, while the US is certainly generally an Ally, it is sometimes a rather tense relationship.

          I’d argue, you could describe China pretty similarly, although that would be somewhat disingenuous, as I think EU and US values are more similar than EU and Chinese values.

          Anyway, if you don’t want the data of your people to go to some questionable other country, you’d have to forbid US social networks as well.

      • @Tangent5280
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        210 months ago

        India banned just tiktok amd they seem to be doing fine.

    • Otter
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      1110 months ago

      Requiring a usable mobile site could be a compromise.

      That’s something that should apply to all of them. It’s stupid that things like Facebook Messenger don’t work on mobile now.

    • @iforgotmyinstance
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      210 months ago

      Seems like they’re trying to comply. They know the world does not trust China.

    • @vihil
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      010 months ago

      ig is way worse for the population.