TikTok, a popular social media site, faces allegations for sending user data to its Chinese owner. Ex-employees asserted that TikTok functioned independently from the Chinese Communist Party financially, but were unable to completely sever ties with their parent company, ByteDance.
According to reports, the information disclosed is said to have contained users’ personal details such as names, emails, demographics, and locations. However, TikTok refutes these claims, insisting that data on American users has been segregated since early 2023 and is under constant surveillance by the US Data Security team.
Today’s article from @iamsternlicht is factually inaccurate.
Facts matter.
FACT: Our secure environment for protected U.S. user data was isolated in January 2023 and is overseen by USDS personnel. After that point, new protected U.S. user data was inaccessible to anyone outside…
— TikTok Policy (@TikTokPolicy) April 15, 2024
The Chairman and CEO Jeffrey Edell of MeWe, which is among the social media platforms built on a blockchain foundation, promotes the use of blockchain technology to tackle privacy concerns and ensure user safety. Edell believes that decentralized control through blockchain in cryptocurrency can give users more power over their data, thereby minimizing risks associated with centralized management.
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2024-04-18 01:24