ohhhhh the market. Any of time, like now, its fukk the market. Those who control the country see the free market a tool of economic control. I don't drink that kool-aid.
Say what you want about racist cacs but they are still held accountable by our government. We don't control the CCP. We can't drag them into court. If they decide to flood that app with Chinese and Russian propaganda, we're SOL. I'm still waiting for someone to show us how letting a hostile nation have access to our personal data is benefits us. Especially one that regularly funds and conducts cyber attacks on our critical infrastructure, and others nations worldwide. The US may not be the good guys be China is definitely our enemy. Why make these task easier?
If a hostile African nation had direct access our personal data, I'd feel the same way. Why would any country allow this?
And this is coming from someone who is pro-Palestine. Telegram exists. Viber. Whatsapp. VK if you like to get the puters Putin. X
Tiktok will still exist.