Tiktok is a short-form video hosting service owned by the Chinese Company ByteDance. The app is used by 2 million people globally. In 2021 Cloudfare ranked Tiktok as the most popular website in the world. In 2022 U.S. , U.K., Norway, the EU Parliament, Belgium, Canada and New Zeeland banned government employees from installing the Chinese social media app TikTok on their phones. The applications is banned for use by all citizens in Afghanistan, Armenia, India, Iran and Syria. Proponents of banning TikTok argue that the Chinese government uses the app as an espionage tool to collect data on users worldwide. Opponents argue that the internet should remain open and giving governments power to ban Tiktok would lead to more government regulation of the internet.
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there should be higher regulation on under age users
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Yes, but only if there is evidence of harm, following a process that applies equally to all social media
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no but we should do protect our citizens from china
Probably not, but we should do more to ensure we are not reliant on China. I also think rules regarding content-serving algorithms should be reviewed, with age restrictions being on the table.
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No It isn't owned by the Government only based in Beijing
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No, as this infringes free speech. But more should be done to protect citizens from data harvesting.
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No, but a full investigation on its links with the CCP should be carried out
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No, but the government should be to protect data privacy and install an age rating system for content
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no, however they should ban certain things that people post for example smoking and inappropriate content
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Yes, but only for government employees
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