2. China does not allow the U.S. version of Tik Tok inside China. It uses something different and with algorithms that trend to educational and science.
3. Facebook and Instagram are also problems amongst youth: eg, see books by professor Jonathan Haidt. They are, however, US-owned, not China-owned.
4. Reciprocity: I believe US should pursue reciprocity with China. Whatever China doesn't allow in from the U.S., the U.S. should not allow in from China.
5. The draft anti-Tik Tok Bill passed 50-0 in Committee, unprecedented unanimity. It passed with huge margins in the full House, 352-65. This is not a partisan issue.
6. Many countries have passed full or partial bans on Tik Tok, indications of widespread global concerns about security and dangers of rogue algorithms.
ADDED: Jonathan Haidt talks to Joe Rogan about his latest book, a lot about why it is that Tik Tok is dangerous, to youth especially and even to national security. He includes Facebook and Instagram in the dangers affecting young kids. At around 25 minutes in he gives some proposed solutions. He points out that smoking used to be common, is no longer, so norms can be changed.
Jonathan Haidt is a social psychologist, professor, and author. His latest book, "The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness," will be available March 26. Video here
Haidt starts talking Tik Tok, mainly from here. (10’ in). My other comments here.
