"One of the reasons we opposed the TikTok "ban" is that the First Amendment is supposed to protect us against government using its power to manipulate speech. But as predicted, the TikTok "ban" has only resulted in turning over the platform to the allies of a President who seems to have no respect for the First Amendment. TikTok was never proven to be a current national security problem, so it's hard to say the sale will alleviate those unproven concerns."
"And it remains to be seen if the deal places any limits on the new ownership sharing user data with foreign governments or anyone else-the security concern that purportedly justified the forced sale. As for the algorithm, if the concern had been that TikTok could be a conduit for Chinese government propaganda-a concern the Supreme Court declined to even consider -people can now be concerned that TikTok could be a conduit for U.S. government propaganda."
The First Amendment should protect against government manipulation of speech, yet the forced sale of TikTok has transferred control to allies of a President perceived as dismissive of those protections. No current national security threat from TikTok was proven, so the sale may not resolve the alleged risks. The deal's terms may not prevent new owners from sharing user data with foreign governments or other parties, leaving privacy concerns unresolved. The algorithm change raises propaganda risks: retraining with U.S. data could make TikTok a conduit for U.S. government messaging, echoing prior fears about foreign influence.
Read at Electronic Frontier Foundation
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