The US government doesn’t own those companies today does it? No. No one talks about them as there are no connections to the US Government today. Tik Tok has ties to the Chinese government and many countries around the world have security concerns over that as a result.
The House of Representatives last week delivered a clear ultimatum to Chinese technology giant ByteDance: Sell TikTok to American owners or see it removed from U.S. app stores. This bold,...
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So, why would the US Government want 50% ownership if not to collect your personal data and use it?
And what would they use it for if not spying or for propaganda purposes? The US certainly isn’t marketing or selling anything. Why wouldn’t they want 0% ownership and then be on par with Meta and Google so it’s not worth talking about?