[chitowneats]

Did you watch the video? Someone is clearly recording this object intentionally. The camera pans and zooms to follow the truck. Whether this is secretly being sent to China via TikTok is somewhat irrelevant if an individual is breaking protocol by intentionally taking video on their smartphone.

[kindle-dev]

I was responding to the comment asking why TikTok should be banned vs. other social media.

[beezle]

I suppose then that it is OK for foreign governments to ban FB, Insta, etc? After all, we all know what lengths the US via NSA will go to.

[kindle-dev]

Yes, of course it's ok. The role of a government is to do what is in the best interest of its citizens. If there is a possible threat from a foreign adversary, the government should deal with it.

[fragmede]

There's a difference between the government banning an app from a country entirely, and banning anyone in their military from using an app or even a smart phone or anything with a camera, especially inside a military base!

[wonnage]

It is and it's stupid that Americans insist on their companies running with unfettered access to every country like it's some unalienable right

[sodality2]

I think so, yeah. After all, I want it banned here too :p

[chitowneats]

Yes. I was agreeing with the parent comment that the social media platform is irrelevant. Presumably, video taken of secret military hardware is not ok in any circumstance. It's the smartphone, the attached camera, and the individual that is at fault.

[emkoemko]

in China they don't just ban apps they ban military from even driving a Tesla.