”It’s one thing to consider TikTok Chinese spyware and ban it. It’s another thing to tell yourself that you will use an evil tool for a good cause. To choose both is bizarre and hypocritical” says MEP.
YouTube is owned by Google, a company that removed the “don’t be evil” clause from its code of conduct—which helps explain its current algorithmic setup, best described as evil.
As rioters use social media apps like Snapchat and TikTok to coordinate their violent activity, President Macron’s threat to block the sites has led to accusations of “authoritarianism.”
France goes further than the countries that have already taken the step of banning TikTok for their agents. ‘Recreational’ platforms such as Candy Crush or Netflix may be next.
The decision by regulators will prevent Facebook from transferring user data from the EU to America and may potentially force the U.S. to conclude a data protection agreement with Brussels.
