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#soon #fediverse #tikTok

#Legal #Surveillance #GDPDR #China #TikTok
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...concerns to #Shein’s + #Temu’s, the company essentially has labeled itself among a number of #Chinese companies considered security risks."

“[#TikTok] made the best argument they could. Just the argument went very poorly for them,” Rozenshtein* says. “👉I don’t think it’s conceivable that TikTok will win, at least on this level.”👈

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*"...an associate professor of law at the University of #Minnesota Law School."

@FRA @EUCouncil
@EUCommission

#Legal #Surveillance #GDPDR #China #TikTok
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#Europe needs to protect its citizens from foreign interference, not only from #Chinese platforms like #TikTok, #Temu, and #Shein, but also from the likes of #Meta and #X. #GDPDR needs an upgrade:

Via #ZeyiYang from #Wired

"Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act (#PAFACA),...

👉By comparing #TikTok’s data security ...

https://www.wired.com/story/tiktok-defense-china-ban/

TikTok's Defense Strategy Involves Throwing Shein and Temu Under the Bus

In an attempt to defend itself against a ban in the US, TikTok has pointed out that other Chinese companies could be collecting as much data as it does.

^{Zeyi Yang (WIRED)}

#Meta, #TikTok and More Sites Engaged in ‘Vast #Surveillance ,’ a New #FTC Study Finds

The F.T.C. said it started the study nearly four years ago to look into the business practices of some of the biggest online platforms.
#privacy

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/19/technology/ftc-meta-tiktok-privacy-surveillance.html

I folded yesterday and created a #TikTok account. My daughter assured me that the algorithm would "figure me out," and I gotta say this little girl captured my heart.

All #Emotions are welcome. But not all #Actions are justified. So please stop stamping on each other!!!

#TikTok was in court today to overturn a U.S. law that would force the video app to divorce from its China-based parent company or be banned.

It’s the latest development in a lengthy saga over the app that many politicians in Washington fear is a security risk.

But why is TikTok controversial?

Here’s a quick rundown of reads from #cybersecurity, #socialmedia and legal experts:

https://theconversation.com/tiktok-ban-goes-to-the-court-5-essential-reads-on-the-case-and-its-consequences-239160
#news #technology

TikTok ban goes to the court: 5 essential reads on the case and its consequences

Lawyers for the popular video app warned of ‘staggering’ consequences for free speech if ban is allowed to happen.

^{The Conversation}

What can go wrong? https://qz.com/tiktok-owner-bytedance-reportedly-design-ai-chips-tsmc-1851649056

#china #ai #technology #tiktok #bytedance #economy #news #future

TikTok's owner wants to design its own AI chips

ByteDance is reportedly expecting to mass produce two chips it designed with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company by 2026

^{Britney Nguyen (Quartz)}

#TikTok drosselt Reichweite von AfD-Politiker Maximilian Krah deutlich …
#noafd
https://www.spiegel.de/netzwelt/netzpolitik/maximilian-krah-tiktok-schraenkt-reichweite-von-afd-politiker-deutlich-ein-a-26035ade-4d2a-42fb-aa5a-3c5d365953fc

@EU_Commission @EC_Commissioner_Vestager @EC_Commissioner_Breton
above reads “TikTok significantly reduces the reach of AfD politician Maximilian Krah”.
I thank TikTok for restricting EU Nazis.

urgent:
Hereby I do notify you again and publicly that MEP Krah uses his secure EU infrastructure for organising and managing events which are directly against EU fundamental values and the German Constitution.
ENOUGH!

/ cc @1br0wn

Verstoß gegen Plattformregeln: TikTok drosselt Reichweite von AfD-Politiker Maximilian Krah deutlich

Maximilian Krah hat über TikTok zeitweise ein Millionenpublikum erreicht. Weil der AfD-Spitzenkandidat für die Europawahl unter anderem gegen Flüchtlinge gehetzt haben soll, zieht das Unternehmen Konsequenzen.

^{Max Hoppenstedt (DER SPIEGEL)}