If TikTok is eventually banned in the U.S. where does that leave the other apps run by companies outside of the U.S. or even those with ties to the Chinese government? Because TikTok isn’t the only one.
The number two app right now is CapCut, a video editor owned by ByteDance, the same Chinese company that owns TikTok. The number three app is TikTok, the focus of intense Congressional investigations right now over its Chinese ownership.y with a headquarters in Singapore. And the list goes on and on as you make your way down the charts.Spotify, the music app that’s currently ranked number 16 on Apple’s app store, is Swedish-owned.
Telegram messenger isn’t nearly as popular as Facebook or WhatsApp in the U.S., but it’s still ranked 21st in the Apple app store right now. Telegram is Russian owned.
No one knows for sure whether TikTok will get banned in the U.S., though it’s rather unique that such a move has bipartisan support in Congress. Politicians certainly don’t agree on other important issues right now like gun control or the debt ceiling. But if the U.S. bans TikTok it’s reasonable to ask about not just other apps with ties to the Chinese government.
If you want to enforce a new kind of tech nationalism, why stop at TikTok? Why not pass laws that dictate what can and can’t be done with user data, creating a more level playing field? If you want all U.S.-based data to stay within this country, pass a law stating that and recognize there will be repercussions. Not every company has the resources to maintain a presence in the U.S.
It may be a losing battle to ask our legislators to have some kind of consistency in the laws they pass. But at least we can point out when they’re being inconsistent, which is more than many Chinese citizens are allowed to do, thanks to the country’s draconian censorship. And in the case of TikTok, it’s far from the only company that’s keeping a close eye on what you’re doing online.
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