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US lawmakers vote 50-0 to force sale of TikTok despite angry calls from users (arstechnica.com)
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[โ€“] treadful@lemmy.zip 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Would love to see the science or other expert opinions that is being used to justify this ban then.

I haven't heard anything except politicians making vague references to spying or other things we allow from domestic services.

It's just politics.

[โ€“] FiniteBanjo@lemmy.today 5 points 8 months ago

TikTok Data Harvests: Report by AU Cybersecurity Firm or if you can't be bothered to get past the paywall the news coverage of the event.

Misinformation on TikTok: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpurol.2022.03.001

Adolescents more susceptible to product placement on TikTok: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2023.107723