Drew HarwellDec 20, 2022

New: TikTok has spent $1.5 billion on Project Texas, its plan for a major reorganization promising to block Chinese-government interference and open its algorithms to independent review. But the U.S. government, which needs to approve it, hasn't responded since August, and with every week new state bans are multiplying

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/12/20/tiktok-ban-spending-bill-china/

Sweeping spending bill would ban TikTok on government devices

The prohibition is the latest step by governments, mostly at the state level, to try to curb TikTok’s reach.

The Washington Post
Show threadDrew HarwellDec 20, 2022

TikTok, owned by the Chinese company ByteDance, has put forward a sweeping plan that would subject it to a more aggressive kind of oversight than is faced by any U.S. tech giant. But it may not be enough, given that top politicians, mostly Republicans, in the U.S. continue to label it a Chinese spy and propagandist without clear evidence.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/12/20/tiktok-ban-spending-bill-china/

Sweeping spending bill would ban TikTok on government devices

The prohibition is the latest step by governments, mostly at the state level, to try to curb TikTok’s reach.

The Washington Post
Show threadMatthew Rodier
@drewharwell I don't think it matters as much whether Tik Tok is currently spying on its users as that there is no legal mechanism for it to resist inquiries by the Chinese government. We can argue whether the legal protections American social media companies have are effective but at least they exist in theory.
Dec 20, 2022 at 9:44pmWeb