Repost – They’re Watching You: The TikTok Ban

by Peter Zeihan on March 16, 2024

Nearly a year after this was initially brought up, the House has finally started the clock on TikTok (I’ll try to avoid the clock puns for everyone’s sanity this weekend).

After a swift majority vote in the House, TikTok might get the boot from the US, unless they sell by September. The Senate is pumping the breaks a bit here, but we are seeing a move towards protecting personal info and data.

The video and newsletter below were originally sent out in April of 2023 and serve as a recap of my thoughts and stance on this topic.

Here’s the original newsletter…

The CCP is always watching…and no, I’m not talking about spy balloons today. Under the law in China, any company must cooperate with the government. So if you’ve got TikTok on your phone, you may want to watch your back.

However, there is an even scarier company out there, and it’s called META. Both companies collect the same data, but Zuckerberg takes this a step further. Your data is bundled, segmented, and sold to scammers as “Likely to fall for XYZ scam.”

The potential restrictions on TikTok are only the beginning of what I see as a necessary move toward protecting our personal information and data.

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