The PRC has the world's most advanced and far-reaching data mining and censorship apparatus to tightly (and quite effectively) control the flow of information to its citizens. Does that sound like the type of organization you would entrust your data to?
Bytedance is beholden to the PRC, and while TikTok data may (or may not) be monitored, the Chinese version of it is subject to the same monitoring and censorship gates as any other social media app in China.
The PRC has the world's most advanced and far-reaching data mining and censorship apparatus to tightly (and quite effectively) control the flow of information to its citizens. Does that sound like the type of organization you would entrust your data to?
Bytedance is beholden to the PRC, and while TikTok data may (or may not) be monitored, the Chinese version of it is subject to the same monitoring and censorship gates as any other social media app in China.