If the US was concerned about National Security by banning TikTok, they should have banned Temu too. 🤔 

It seems more convoluted now that’s been pointed out.

to the U.S. gov, the dangerous thing about tiktok is that it gives americans unfettered access to a wide variety of media, viewpoints, and information.

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mask off moment when mitt romney said it was about criticism of a middle eastern country

I think the mandate that the engineering remain in a known panopticon's control is a worthwhile dealbreaker.

they could change the sysops, however nontrivial/sclerotic that is.

people should be jailbreaking their devices anyway, and we shouldn't just be normalizing mobile appstore duopoly.

between these challenges, it seems prudent to fork tiktok & enforce divestment.

Very little the government does makes sense. Take my word for it. I work for the government.