[endogui]

ButeDance is a Chinese company responsible for complying with directives from the CCP. If one doesn't trust the CCP, then one should not trust ByteDance.

[coldcode]

Facebook is American company responsible for complying with directives from the US Government. If one doesn't trust the US, then one should not trust Facebook.

How is this any different? The US is one of the Five Eyes countries. They routinely spy on their own people (see Snowdon et al). I see no difference between the two in this regard, other than the US has a court system that sometimes acts independently and has a Constitution that sometimes is followed.

[sumedh]

> If one doesn't trust the US, then one should not trust Facebook.

Which is why Facebook is not allowed in China.

[La1n]

Because it doesn't comply with local laws. What law does tiktok not comply with?

[sumedh]

Which local Chinese law is FB not complying with?

[sbmthakur]

I guess the one that mandates their participation in Chinese government's national intelligence activities.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Intelligence_Law

[La1n]

Supposedly facebook did not comply to handing over data on rioters/terrorists after the riots in 2009 which caused hundreds of deaths.

[joubert]

Isn't it a matter of degree?

For example, do individuals in the US not enjoy more freedom (of speech) than individuals in China?

Isn't it worth supporting and enhancing one regime and fight against the other (at least on this dimension)?