Discussion

• @jamesrbuk James Ball on x

  The country on the planet with the most to lose from a Balkanised Internet - each country (or region) using its own tech giants, losing global connections - it's the USA. Huge loss to its soft power, its economic power and its surveillance edge. And yet it's leading the charge ht…

• @katebevan @katebevan on x

  This really worries me - and of course it's nuts; American social platforms are similarly rapacious suckers-up of data https://www.ft.com/...

• @martinsfp Martin Sfp Bryant on x

  Eesh. Echoes of India's approach to Chinese apps here. https://giftarticle.ft.com/...

• @geoffreyfowler Geoffrey A. Fowler on x

  Looking forward to Microsoft TikTok https://twitter.com/...

• @levynews Ari Levy on x

  Gates and Ballmer practically created TikTok https://twitter.com/...

• @alexstamos Alex Stamos on x

  1) I continue to be wary of forcing a sale of TikTok without data protection laws they could try to follow. 2) Microsoft would face a real challenge technically forking from ByteDance 3) MSFT has one of the best child safety teams, which is a larger risk on TikTok right now https…

• @senblumenthal Richard Blumenthal on x

  This potential Microsoft takeover should not distract us from the need to crack down on insidious spying & surveillance by TikTok, Zoom, & other Chinese companies. I've asked that the DOJ investigate & take action against them to protect our national security & consumer privacy. …