{"id":18173,"date":"2022-07-16T13:24:20","date_gmt":"2022-07-16T13:24:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=18173"},"modified":"2022-07-16T13:24:21","modified_gmt":"2022-07-16T13:24:21","slug":"why-is-tiktok-getting-banned","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/why-is-tiktok-getting-banned","title":{"rendered":"Why is TikTok Getting Banned?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_43 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a4e73947c9e7\" class=\"cssicon\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a4e73947c9e7\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a4e73947c9e7\" ><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/why-is-tiktok-getting-banned\/#Why_is_TikTok_Getting_Banned\" title=\"Why is TikTok Getting Banned?\">Why is TikTok Getting Banned?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/why-is-tiktok-getting-banned\/#TikTok_is_a_video-sharing_app\" title=\"TikTok is a video-sharing app\">TikTok is a video-sharing app<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/why-is-tiktok-getting-banned\/#It_violates_Apple_and_Google_policies\" title=\"It violates Apple and Google policies\">It violates Apple and Google policies<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/why-is-tiktok-getting-banned\/#It_poses_a_national_security_risk\" title=\"It poses a national security risk\">It poses a national security risk<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/why-is-tiktok-getting-banned\/#It_violates_privacy_laws\" title=\"It violates privacy laws\">It violates privacy laws<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_is_TikTok_Getting_Banned\"><\/span>Why is TikTok Getting Banned?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/iuTcj2p.jpg\" style=\"max-width:33% height:auto; width:auto; max-height:205px; margin:0px 10px;\" align=\"right\" alt=\"why is tiktok getting banned\"> <\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve all heard the reasons why TikTok gets banned &#8211; it violates Apple and Google policies, threatens national security, and violates privacy laws. But what&#8217;s behind this ban? What can users do to prevent it? Read on to learn how TikTok can help you stop getting banned. After all, it&#8217;s only a video-sharing application, after all. But is it really that bad?<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"TikTok_is_a_video-sharing_app\"><\/span>TikTok is a video-sharing app<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you&#8217;re wondering why TikTok is getting banned, you&#8217;re not alone. The video-sharing app has been under scrutiny for years and has been the focus of regulatory efforts. But in recent months, the United States has become the latest jurisdiction to ban the app. In July, the FCC ordered Google and Apple to remove it from app stores, but these companies have not responded.<\/p>\n<p>The bans came after media outlets uncovered TikTok&#8217;s policies. The company has been accused of censoring content deemed &#8216;culturally problematic,&#8217; including videos about vaping, suggestive dancing, social issues, and content from fat, queer, and disabled creators. The app has not disclosed its moderation policies, but it&#8217;s safe to assume that they are strictly enforced.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"It_violates_Apple_and_Google_policies\"><\/span>It violates Apple and Google policies<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The FCC&#8217;s Brendan Carr recently called for a ban on the TikTok app. He wrote to Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai and Apple CEO Tim Cook claiming that the video sharing app poses an unacceptable national security risk. He noted that TikTok harvests a great deal of sensitive data and is a major security threat in China. According to Carr, Apple and Google must explain why they have not banned TikTok yet.<\/p>\n<p>The FCC&#8217;s Brendan Carr wrote to Apple and Google asking them to ban TikTok because it violates their app store policies. Carr also noted that TikTok is owned by a Chinese company, ByteDance, which has been under a fire for illegally accessing sensitive data in China. Despite claims to the contrary, ByteDance maintains that the data it collects on US users is stored in the US and is not under Chinese surveillance.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"It_poses_a_national_security_risk\"><\/span>It poses a national security risk<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The Biden administration has released four reports analyzing climate change and the threat it poses to the United States. These reports emphasize the growing threat that climate change presents and the role it plays in driving migration. The reports reflect concerns about climate change, which has the potential to worsen political instability and open the door to rival states. Fortunately, the bipartisan report addresses these concerns. It is important for U.S. companies to have clear policies for protecting their data.<\/p>\n<p>Ransomware is a serious threat, and its escalating attacks are proof of its danger. Cybercriminals have also increased their use of ransomware, and the federal government should pursue them with the same tools it uses to prosecute other criminal organizations. &#8220;Our nation is under threat, and we need to fight back, or we will be hacked in retaliation,&#8221; said Philip Reiner, executive director of the Institute for Security and Technology, a nonprofit that promotes cybersecurity.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"It_violates_privacy_laws\"><\/span>It violates privacy laws<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The new video-sharing app TikTok has been under scrutiny for alleged violations of privacy laws. In addition to not obtaining parental consent, TikTok fails to notify parents of its practices and does not remove accounts of underage users. Parents are concerned that their children may not be protected under the law, which is why TikTok has voluntarily agreed to remove all underage accounts from its platform and notify parents if their children sign up for the service.<\/p>\n<p>The Dutch Data Protection Authority has fined TikTok EUR 750,000 after determining that the company did not adhere to privacy laws when collecting information on young children. While TikTok posted a privacy statement in both Dutch and English, the language was not easy to understand. Furthermore, the company failed to provide adequate explanations of how children&#8217;s personal information was collected, processed and used. 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