TikTok won’t get the Facebook free pass

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TikTok won’t get the Facebook free pass
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There is little difference between Facebook and TikTok in terms of violating user privacy, writes Arthur Goldstuck.

This week's US Congressional hearing on TikTok, and in particular its alleged invasion of privacy and threat to security, was as revealing of the video-sharing platform as it was of the shortcomings of

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