Too little, too late. Already forced the family to uninstall it and its gone forever. Wish the kids could understand that its spyware with access to a lot of toxic social media.
Honestly you’d be better off educating them and telling them it’s a good idea than forcing them to jettison an app they probably love. Tons of apps do this (as discovered in iOS 14) and I highly suggest not doing a crusade against one when a lot more do it. See: https://youtu.be/pRSWdtoUAjo
Me: "No. It is Chinese spyware."
My Daughter: "<so and so from school> has TikTok!"
Me: "<so and so> is a Chinese asset!"
My Daughter: "No she's not!"
Every day.
(I'm a high school student, abstaining from social media other than HN.)
Edit: Have you tried explaining to your daughter why TikTok is Chinese spyware?
Personally, I find lots of useful content on TikTok. There's a divorce lawyer I've actually called in person. There's a nurse who gives coronavirus tips. There's a Chinese teacher. There's an idol who did a funny hand wash dance without showing a lot of skin and who does funny things with her cats. There's a fitness guy who always has a new way to do push ups or whatever. There's a chiro with back pain tips, etc.. One coworker does dances with her daughter - so maybe it helps parent-child bonding.
How does that apply to children?
is it though?
do you honestly believe that?