ByteDance will use TikTok to support the Chinese Communist Party — not just for its own survival, but also for the safety of its personnel.
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TikTok presents significant risks to people in power in business and politics. But a full ban on the app would be difficult to enforce.
Douyin offers a platform for Chinese consumers to achieve greater public visibility of their complaints, forcing companies to respond.
Concerns linger over whether TikTok is used by China for spying on users abroad. But as supplied to global markets, it’s no worse than other platforms in terms of harvesting user data.