Dare Obasanjo

It’s kind of wild to see that we’re about to pass a law to ban TikTok on government devices.

I remember when Trump trying to do so seemed like a childish outburst because kids pranked him and bragged on the app.

It now seems like conventional wisdom that it’s a national security threat yet it’s OK if civilians keep using it? Weird.

https://www.cnbc.com/2022/12/23/congress-passes-spending-bill-with-tiktok-ban-on-government-devices.html

TikTok banned on government devices under spending bill passed by Congress

Congress passed a large spending package that includes a bill banning TikTok from being used on government devices and new filing fees for mergers.

CNBC
Dec 24, 2022 at 4:49amWeb
Show threadDon StewartDec 24, 2022
@carnage4life pretty sensible at a .gov level, given lack of transparency or regulation over where the data goes...
Show threadGeorge MitchellDec 24, 2022
@carnage4life A TikTok recruiter reached out to me a few months ago for a QA lead role at ~2x the industry standard salary. I was actively looking at the time, but even for $350K I wasn’t touching that.
Show threadauctrix ignotaDec 24, 2022

@carnage4life there's been state-level political momentum on government devices, so doing it was low risk.

do i use tiktok currently? yes; a substantial amount of pop culture is spawned therein. should it probably be restricted in america? yes. china is restricting american tech media companies, so why should we not reciprocate?

Show threadShit Management SaysDec 24, 2022
@carnage4life if the concern is state secrets, they should take the advice of the best tweet I have ever seen in my life: state secrets should be stored in the middle of the story part of a recipe online
Show threadlgtmDec 24, 2022
@carnage4life the optics are bad politically. A large number of young people use it, it would sour them away from whatever party supported it more and just reinforce “big govt” overreach narrative in their minds.
Show threadClaire LovellDec 24, 2022
@carnage4life I deleted it off my phone after this. ETA Actually this and cause of them using it to find reporters' sources.