
Ticked Off: A Dark Web Researcher’s Perspective on TikTok’s Controversy | HackerNoon
Do I really need to write about this if I do not use TikTok? That is the question I have asked myself several times. The U.S. government has been laser-focused on banning TikTok, citing national security risks, concerns over data collection, and its ties to China. While there are legitimate debates over the app’s influence and data privacy practices, the obsession with banning TikTok seems more like theater than an actual cybersecurity issue. For myself,