{"id":8867,"date":"2023-02-05T09:37:39","date_gmt":"2023-02-05T08:37:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2023\/02\/05\/tiktok-how-the-west-has-turned-on-gen-zs-favourite-app\/"},"modified":"2023-02-05T09:37:39","modified_gmt":"2023-02-05T08:37:39","slug":"tiktok-how-the-west-has-turned-on-gen-zs-favourite-app","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2023\/02\/05\/tiktok-how-the-west-has-turned-on-gen-zs-favourite-app\/","title":{"rendered":"TikTok: how the west has turned on gen Z\u2019s favourite app"},"content":{"rendered":"

US and European fears about China exploiting TikTok\u2019s data harvest and promoting Beijing\u2019s worldview look set to inspire an urgent overhaul in data privacy laws<\/p>\n

The FBI has called it a national security threat. The US government has passed a law<\/a> forcing officials to delete it from their phones. Texas senator Ted Cruz has denounced it<\/a> as \u201ca Trojan horse the Chinese Communist party can use to influence what Americans see, hear, and ultimately think\u201d. And in March its CEO will defend its existence before the US Congress<\/a>. For those unaware of the debate broiling on the other side of the Atlantic, the target of this strong rhetoric might prove surprising: an app best known for viral dances, launching generation Z media stars, and sucking teens down an hours-long content abyss.<\/p>\n

But the rancorous debate over TikTok that began under the Trump administration has rolled on under President Biden. In addition to a ban of the app on all federal government devices, at least 27 states<\/a> have blocked TikTok on devices they\u2019ve issued, affecting a number of state schools and universities, too. A bipartisan bill, introduced in Congress last December, stipulates banning the app\u2019s use by everyone in the United States.<\/p>\n

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\nUS and European fears about China exploiting TikTok\u2019s data harvest and promoting Beijing\u2019s worldview look set to inspire an urgent overhaul in data privacy laws
\nThe FBI has called it a national security threat. The US government has passed a law forcing officials to delete it from their phones. Texas senator Ted Cruz has denounced it as \u201ca Trojan horse the Chinese Communist party can use to influence what Americans see, hear, and ultimately think\u201d. And in March its CEO will defend its existence before the US Congress. For those unaware of the debate broiling on the other side of the Atlantic, the target of this strong rhetoric might prove surprising: an app best known for viral dances, launching generation Z media stars, and sucking teens down an hours-long content abyss.
\nBut the rancorous debate over TikTok that began under the Trump administration has rolled on under President Biden. In addition to a ban of the app on all federal government devices, at least 27 states have blocked TikTok on devices they\u2019ve issued, affecting a number of state schools and universities, too. A bipartisan bill, introduced in Congress last December, stipulates banning the app\u2019s use by everyone in the United States. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

US and European fears about China exploiting TikTok\u2019s data harvest and promoting Beijing\u2019s worldview look set to inspire an urgent overhaul in data privacy laws The FBI has called it a national security threat. The US government has passed a law forcing officials to delete it from their phones. Texas senator Ted Cruz has denounced …<\/p>\n

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