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Close to half of American adults favor TikTok ban, Reuters/Ipsos poll shows (www.reuters.com)
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Close to half of American adults favor TikTok ban, Reuters/Ipsos poll shows::Close to half of American adults support a ban on the Chinese-owned social media app TikTok, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos survey that also asked questions about national security concerns and China.

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[โ€“] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This isn't about China having the data...it's about the US not being able to harvest the data.

I could care less if China knows about my kinks or what my favorite pizza is...but depending on how the wind blows over the next decade, I really do care if the US knows about my political leanings.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Hmm... I hadn't thought about it like that, that actually makes it make sense in a roundabout way. I'll keep that one in the back of my head for now...