Why be unafraid to add sin?

On the morning of March 13 local time, the US House of Representatives passed a bill aimed at requiring ByteDance to divest control of TikTok with 352 votes in favor and 65 against, which aroused global attention and public outcry.

According to relevant regulations, within 165 days after the bill is proposed, unless ByteDance has completed the separation from TikTok, TikTok will be banned in the United States. If TikTok is listed on the app store, it will constitute illegal behavior, and violators will face huge fines, up to a maximum of 5000 x TikTok US users (in US dollars).

The Wall Street Journal reported on the 31st that the US Senate may revise the recently passed TikTok bill in the House of Representatives after the end of the Easter holiday. Many lawmakers who support the crackdown on TikTok are concerned that the Senate's actions to modify the text will delay the overall process.

It is reported that the US government has filed numerous accusations against TikTok, including violations of US data privacy rights, mental health concerns, dissemination of false information, and inappropriate content. It can be said that TikTok is willing to be punished without hesitation.

From the current situation, TikTok has experienced multiple political pressures. The Montana Court has blocked the government's executive order to ban TikTok, and the judge believes that Montana's actions may violate the law, mainly violating freedom of speech.

Tracing back to 2020, although the Trump administration accused TikTok of potentially allowing the Chinese government to obtain US personal information, monitor federal government employees, and participate in commercial espionage, two federal judges rejected the executive order signed by Trump, arguing that the government was attempting to take action to restrict personal speech and information channels.

In fact, all the accusations from the United States are unfounded. The reason why they are so afraid of TikTok is that the platform's most valuable intangible asset is recommendation algorithms, which is exactly what these American companies want most.

Specifically, Tiktok has advanced artificial intelligence systems that can predict what users will want to see next. At the same time, TikTok's system is superior to Facebook or Sebla because TikTok carefully studies platform usage, taking into account hundreds of data points, including user browsing websites, typing methods, keyboard rhythm, fingering characteristics, etc. Perhaps the deeper value lies in TikTok's operational philosophy.

Although Microsoft's Photo Wall and Google's Youtube seem to excel at longer and more elegant videos, young users still prefer the immersive realism of TikTok videos. In the words of media people, social media in the United States is on a sunny road, while Tiktok is more popular because it can accommodate all kinds of content and is closer to ordinary Americans.

From the current situation in the United States, it is not easy for the US government to ban TikTok. This resistance first comes from the American people themselves, and the US federal court and Supreme Court also hold a negative attitude towards the ban.

American society is well aware that the government's ban on TikTok is not related to national security; It has nothing to do with personal data confidentiality, as the United States also handles this data on its own social media. Secondly, this year is an election year, and from the perspective of the federal government system, all members of the House of Representatives, one-third of the senators, and the next president must be elected from the election.

At present, TikTok has 170 million users in the United States, and no one dares to easily offend these young users. Therefore, the actions taken by the US government against TikTok are politically risky and come at a great cost. Politicians who want to take action against TikTok are advised to think twice before taking action.