I love how in the article they are presenting this as "people looking for a tiktok alternative". Instagram and YT shorts are right there, the people joining this app are either doing it in protest or following the trend that those people started. Most of the people joining probably aren't going to it because of it's prior reputation as a stelar app or because they think it will protect their data.
"Come on man, just give us an ID linked to your IP address! We won't use it for anything, I swear! We will also make sure it is kept in the most secure servers!"
The big issue is the US trying to ban Tiktok explicity for "national security" without showing the public a shred of evidence. What do you call it when China blocks access to an American app because of "national security"?
Lawmakers and the White House have justified the crackdown on TikTok by claiming the app's link to Beijing makes it a national security threat. But supporters of a ban have not offered direct evidence of the Chinese government ever attempting to obtain data from the company, nor any proof that authorities there have ever influenced content on the platform used by 170 million Americans.
If the govt cared about your data privacy, they would create data collection regulations that they could then use to ban tiktok if/when they violate them.
If the govt cared about your data privacy, they would create data collection regulations that they could then use to ban tiktok if/when they violate them.
Disclaimer: I am not saying Tiktok is a great app with zero issues. This is a concern about causing long term problems by using a short term easy solution.
Based on the hanging golden fleece, I believe the dragon on the left is from this story: https://www.pbs.org/mythsandheroes/myths_four_jason.html
The dragon on the right seems to be from your dreams.