Google is fully capable of banning them on Android.
Apple is fully capable there, of course.
The US Gov't has asked both to stop carrying TikTok on app stores multiple times, and it's still there.
I don't think anyone wants TikTok gone other than people who don't use it or who see how much data is collected. TikTok is something of a cancer, and like cancer, it has zero incentive to stop. metastasis is TikTok's entire purpose.
Google sort of does compete via YouTube, but YouTube is still the top dog and serving a different niche. I don't see TikTok's rise stealing market share from YouTube nearly as much as it is stealing from Instagram and Facebook.
I guess my point is that neither app store owners have any real incentive to ban TikTok. It would hurt both companies by way of pissing off users far more than it would benefit them by nudging users to their own services.
Instagram/Facebook are cloning TikTok features as fast as they can, and lots of creators are putting out their stuff on all 3.5 platforms (TikTok, YouTube, and Instagram/Facebook).
my point is that even though apple is not harmed by blocking TikTok, they still refuse to do it.
why the hell are big businesses so scared of China? money? these businesses should be put down if money allows a foreign and malicious entity to strongarm them. absolutely despicable.
> my point is that even though apple is not harmed by blocking TikTok, they still refuse to do it.
> why the hell are big businesses so scared of China? money? these businesses should be put down if money allows a foreign and malicious entity to strongarm them. absolutely despicable.
For what reason should Apple ban TikTok but not Facebook or Instagram?
I think Apple is doing the right thing here by not playing favorites, and instead instituting App Store policies designed to protect user privacy regardless of which country a given service hails from.
And Apple would be harmed by blocking TikTok. It's one of, if not the most popular social media app on the App Store. Banning it hurts Apple because it would mean users who like TikTok now have incentive to move to another platform.
I didn't say that Facebook or Instagram should not ban tiktok. you imagined that I said that.
I've only mentioned Google and Apple because those are the two major app stores that the FBI has asked to cease distribution of the TikTok app, which is what actually creates the videos that get played on Instagram and Facebook.
stop imagining arguments that people don't make.
someone who does not speak out for or against something is NOT an explicit statement of the opposite, for crying out loud.
> I didn't say that Facebook or Instagram should not ban tiktok. you imagined that I said that.
I'm struggling to even comprehend this sentence. I never said or imagined that you said "Facebook or Instagram should ban TikTok", that doesn't even make sense. I said Apple and Google have no reason to ban TikTok because TikTok does not compete with them. They have nothing to gain except pissing off users, so why would they do it?
I asked "Why should Apple or Google ban TikTok but not Facebook or Instagram". All three are equally guilty of harvesting user data and using it to drive ads and content. You need to explain to me what TikTok is doing that is both different from its competitors, and what makes that illegal.
> For what reason should Apple ban TikTok but not Facebook or Instagram?
I misread this as you asking me why apple should ban tiktok while Facebook and Instagram should not ban tiktok.
so go ahead and use your multiple accounts to downvote me more, ok?
mistakes are not permitted here, or I'd be able to go back and edit after 2 hours. the last thing I want to do when arguing with someone on the internet is go back and check my spelling and grammar and interact more with the person I have had zero pleasant interaction with, which is why i did not catch the mistake.
Well you see... supporting a democratically elected candidate for American president is a reason to be banned. Supporting a communist, one party state currently engaging in genocide is not, apparently. Because money.
Apple is fully capable there, of course.
The US Gov't has asked both to stop carrying TikTok on app stores multiple times, and it's still there.
I don't think anyone wants TikTok gone other than people who don't use it or who see how much data is collected. TikTok is something of a cancer, and like cancer, it has zero incentive to stop. metastasis is TikTok's entire purpose.