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 threadKarin Nelson Dec 20, 2022
@drewharwell I'm well aware that it COULD be transmitting stuff about me and my likes etc. to the Chinese government but that app is like crack and I can't stop watching Tiktoks because, frankly, in these dire times, my mood needs all the help it can get.
Show threadMobilityMike
@karinnelson so true. I tried it out early in the pandemic but it was too addictive. Had to delete that
Dec 21, 2022 at 12:24amWeb