>

Yeah I don’t really like the idea of the government being able to outright ban a company and people from using an otherwise legal product. 
Fix what allows this to happen not just play whack-a-mole.
And it was all for nothing:

Employees had obtained the IP addresses of the journalists in a bid to determine whether they were in the same location as ByteDance colleagues suspected of disclosing confidential information, a company review of the scheme led by its compliance team and an external law firm found, according to Andersen.
The plan failed, however, partly because the IP addresses only revealed approximate location data. >

Like anyone is surprised. 🙄 >

It would be great if US politicians could stop the talk about banning TikTok here, and get on the action. 
This app is terrible on every level. >

Or, hear me out, develop proper privacy legislation instead.