That old bloke<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@eff" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>eff</span></a></span> The TikTok ban was never about national security or privacy. It's about the oligarchs not being able to control the algorithm of a very popular social media platform and hence, what users see.<br>I'm not saying there aren't national security or privacy issues with TikTok mind you, just saying what the real concern is. <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>security</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/social" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>social</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/oligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>oligarchy</span></a></p>