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"For what it's worth I've reversed the Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Twitter apps. They don't collect anywhere near the same amount of data that TikTok does, and they sure as hell aren't outright trying to hide exactly whats being sent like TikTok is. It's like comparing a cup of water to the ocean - they just don't compare."

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Sure, very shady. My point is, I’d be much more concerned about a WeChat that has your conversations, transaction history, etc than a non-topical video feed (e.g unlike YouTube people don’t really look for STD/mental-health videos on tiktok, and things that reveal a lot about a user).

"TikTok is a government tool by the Chinese communist government to mine information from future leaders and blackmail them."

This is truly scary.

"People need to understand the timelines these people plan for."

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