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ByteDance prefers TikTok shutdown in US if legal options fail, sources say (www.reuters.com)

submitted 7 months ago by misk@sopuli.xyz to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] exanime@lemmy.today 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Currently, the government can request any data they want from TikTok and they are obligated to provided it.

You mean exactly like all big tech in the USA?

[–] fruitycoder@sh.itjust.works -2 points 7 months ago

They have get a warrent to force getting data and I know of no legal obligation for platforms to change algorithms to promote or demote content. Even the twitter files showed that twitter employees voluntarily agreed to work with federal departments, but had no obligations to