{"id":8733,"date":"2023-01-24T12:37:15","date_gmt":"2023-01-24T11:37:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/24\/techscape-is-banning-tiktok-protecting-users-or-censorship-it-depends-who-you-ask\/"},"modified":"2023-01-24T12:37:15","modified_gmt":"2023-01-24T11:37:15","slug":"techscape-is-banning-tiktok-protecting-users-or-censorship-it-depends-who-you-ask","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/24\/techscape-is-banning-tiktok-protecting-users-or-censorship-it-depends-who-you-ask\/","title":{"rendered":"TechScape: Is \u2018banning\u2019 TikTok protecting users or censorship? It depends who you ask"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In this week\u2019s newsletter: American universities and legislators are blocking access to the China-owned app over privacy concerns \u2013 but fans say the choice should be theirs<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ablink.editorial.theguardian.com\/ss\/c\/TBl-lE0k4WbTlFRn6v-lQXxTpTslqnvUsR2ofAkC00vqkHXqakTSxrykj9mrdACFo11SPMvm9ONAti2JcHBqUgcduObToxycReEYHcTAh6nov_u_7l464yKkl5CZpPeg-CqG3ueb-8UiDZ4dOkhK_xu6BZysaGtGOA-w2_0KTqLsMBLqZrcGelEg-7T5C6DRfMSsX1Wcyrv2RlHjbzIGx0ePxMD7meIXmznkqCFxtrflV_YvxDV9cqXgzdq7c2-9qYTW0MyIMCG7p9sc7wIKCg\/3ha\/N7031ZxvS8Cv2AmB8PHP-g\/h27\/towm4HqYM1UtQe3kzAkaoAWT_zh9HyZuTvPyJCk6JeE\">Don\u2019t get TechScape delivered to your inbox? Sign up for the full article here<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The US battle with TikTok over data privacy concerns and Chinese influence has been heating up for years, and recent measures have brought college campuses to the forefront &#8211; with a number of schools banning the app entirely on campus wifi. Students have responded, of course, on TikTok. Taking advantage of viral sounds, they <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@xiimenarys\/video\/7190214009872846122\">have expressed outrage<\/a> at their favourite app being blocked at universities like Auburn, Oklahoma and Texas A&amp;M in the past few months. \u201cDo they not realize people in college are actually adults?\u201d one user wrote. \u201cWe should make our own independent decision to use TikTok or not,\u201d another said.<\/p>\n<p>But how did we get here?<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2023\/jan\/24\/techscape-tiktok-ban-privacy-china\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/a0f6b28acf7fdcb2e61dafa24de8d028fa872abf\/0_90_4614_2768\/master\/4614.jpg?width=140&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=ca738fe1765cd9cf7b7f62980e6d9911\" title=\"TechScape: Is \u2018banning\u2019 TikTok protecting users or censorship? It depends who you ask\" \/>In this week\u2019s newsletter: American universities and legislators are blocking access to the China-owned app over privacy concerns \u2013 but fans say the choice should be theirs<br \/>\nDon\u2019t get TechScape delivered to your inbox? Sign up for the full article here<br \/>\nThe US battle with TikTok over data privacy concerns and Chinese influence has been heating up for years, and recent measures have brought college campuses to the forefront &#8211; with a number of schools banning the app entirely on campus wifi. Students have responded, of course, on TikTok. Taking advantage of viral sounds, they have expressed outrage at their favourite app being blocked at universities like Auburn, Oklahoma and Texas A&amp;M in the past few months. \u201cDo they not realize people in college are actually adults?\u201d one user wrote. \u201cWe should make our own independent decision to use TikTok or not,\u201d another said.<br \/>\nBut how did we get here? Continue reading&#8230;Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this week\u2019s newsletter: American universities and legislators are blocking access to the China-owned app over privacy concerns \u2013 but fans say the choice should be theirs Don\u2019t get TechScape delivered to your inbox? Sign up for the full article here The US battle with TikTok over data privacy concerns and Chinese influence has been &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/24\/techscape-is-banning-tiktok-protecting-users-or-censorship-it-depends-who-you-ask\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">TechScape: Is \u2018banning\u2019 TikTok protecting users or censorship? 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