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Owned - by the CCP: "@amazon retracts directive to remove #TikTok" https://t.co/B0prdYk55r
— Ron Coleman (@RonColeman) July 10, 2020
When it rain, it most definitely pours. China edition. pic.twitter.com/jefhEcun15
— Subrahmanyam KVJ (@SuB8u) July 11, 2020
Good decision by @amazon! ??
— Rick Scott (@SenRickScott) July 10, 2020
Communist China uses @tiktok_us to spy, creating a major security risk. @HawleyMO & I also have a bill that would ban the use of @tiktok_us on federal government devices. https://t.co/eqocM6vsf5
House Democrats want the FTC to investigate TikTok, the DNC told campaign staffers to take it off their phones, and the U.S. Military has banned access to it. Concerns about the app aren’t just a Trump thing. https://t.co/JqAe9ENrsJ
— Peter Hamby (@PeterHamby) July 9, 2020
You could, in theory, glean information user information from TikTok app usage that would be useful in doing research on a large number of interesting targets, or helpful in targeting specific users
— William Turton (@WilliamTurton) July 10, 2020
I wonder if the original email was a reaction to the story about TikTok reading clipboard data and the retraction based on the fact it turns out lots of apps do it (e.g. LinkedIn, Reddit, Google News, Patreon, etc)
— Dare Obasanjo (@Carnage4Life) July 11, 2020
More info on clipboard monitoring at https://t.co/fiugcrrXQ8 https://t.co/lQ1wjg42I7
An edit button, but for email https://t.co/ZN0jVscUid
— Mark Gurman (@markgurman) July 10, 2020
2016/2017 repeats.
— Julia Alexander (@loudmouthjulia) July 10, 2020
Viner invasion becomes TikTok invasion. Except algorithms have changed so it's not going to be the same kind of immediate skyrocketing from followers transferring. But! Moving to YouTube is smart — if they can pull off lengthier vids. https://t.co/I5kujg7vIT
In the span of about 5 hours today, Amazon went from seemingly banning TikTok from employee devices to not. Turns out that even higher-ups at Amazon were caught off guard by the initial ban. Oh and Wells Fargo is actually banning TikTok from work phones. https://t.co/iQrtwcZBQw
— Alex Heath (@alexeheath) July 10, 2020
That's not going to stop them buying all the seats at the rallies. https://t.co/341X80BCLG
— ??? (@TVRav) July 10, 2020
Have spoken to several Amazon employees who only found the email, buried in their early morning deluge, after I told them about it. Wonder how many TikTok-loving employees are losing email access tonight...
— Dave Lee (@DaveLeeFT) July 10, 2020
The Amazon-TikTok news is a much bigger deal than the Trump-TikTok news.
— Dan Primack (@danprimack) July 10, 2020
Amazon was a big early advertiser on TikTok. https://t.co/MKhHc5uMON
— Taylor Lorenz (@TaylorLorenz) July 10, 2020
I'm confused by the specifics of the TikTok security panic, because it seems to suggest that TikTok could gather data from *other* apps, something I thought iOS/Android made impossible. Infosec Twitter, am I missing something? https://t.co/ozZxaT0d0V
— Kevin Roose (@kevinroose) July 10, 2020
I’m curious @MikeIsaac
— Tim Culpan (@tculpan) July 10, 2020
Any idea who @tiktok_us cloud providers are ? https://t.co/TJqmuwu43K
What did Amazon find in the Tiktok app that's concerning? It can't just be the iOS clipboard thing...
— Kia K. (@imkialikethecar) July 10, 2020
I became obsessed with TikTok not because I wanted to be TikTok famous but because of all the ingenuity I saw on the platform. You can be anyone you want on TikTok. That has been a HUGE saving grace for many, especially those who feel ostracized by the Instagram aesthetic https://t.co/M91QNI1xW6
— Kat Lap (@StratKatka) July 11, 2020
This is the right move. I hope more companies will follow. https://t.co/6mCDYVPbhW
— Tom Cotton (@SenTomCotton) July 10, 2020
ALL the apps collect data on you. The question is, where does that data go once collected.
— ???? ?????????. (@GregBensinger) July 10, 2020
Amazon seems to have concluded TikTok is sending it back to China.@MikeIsaac @KYWeisehttps://t.co/IHKC80rNQH
what a journey https://t.co/czHA1UrKmb
— dan seifert (@dcseifert) July 10, 2020
NEW: An Amazon spokesperson tells me that the email sent to employees today asking them to uninstall TikTok was "sent in error."
— Makena Kelly (@kellymakena) July 10, 2020
Story has been updated:https://t.co/OzThZN3Ox2
For many young people, TikTok has been an outlet for creative expression and human connection, especially throughout months of distance learning and social isolation. The threat of losing it is devastating. https://t.co/Fal1oaI3CW
— Taylor Lorenz (@TaylorLorenz) July 10, 2020
No US bank supports non-SMS MFA https://t.co/IYU0Xz4q0L
— Robert Stephens (@rstephens) July 11, 2020
Have we really thought about what the kids of this nation will do if TikTok is taken away from them?
— Joanna Stern (@JoannaStern) July 10, 2020
An Amazon spokesperson now says there is no change to its policies regarding @tiktok_us and "This morning’s email to some of our employees was sent in error."https://t.co/9GIthjWFuN https://t.co/QO1cWsxxXN
— Engadget (@engadget) July 10, 2020
NEW: Amazon just asked its workers to delete TikTok from their cellphones, citing “security risks.”
— Cliff Levy (@cliffordlevy) July 10, 2020
TikTok is owned by the Chinese tech company Bytedance.https://t.co/2V5IRlvy0r
By @MikeIsaac @KYWeise
Well, never mind. Looked like @amazon had done the right thing but now it appears they’re bowing to TikTok and their Chinese puppet masters.
— Rick Scott (@SenRickScott) July 10, 2020
Unfortunate reversal. https://t.co/vwJ3YyJGrq https://t.co/swPZGZshJU
Meanwhile in Menlo Park, engineers race to whip up an enterprise-grade version of Reels that works only in Seattle https://t.co/4zmDIKNCtL
— Casey Newton (@CaseyNewton) July 10, 2020
Anyone who thinks that kids will comply with any sort of TikTok ban don't remember what it is like to be a kid. They tried to ban Napster from us when I was a teen. Kazaa and Morpheus popped up. The teens are already making IGs about how to use VPNs and alt iTunes accounts
— Christina Warren (@film_girl) July 10, 2020
"[TikTokers] have engaged in open revolt, retaliating by posting negative reviews of President Trump’s 2020 campaign app. The app received more than 700 negative reviews on Wednesday and only 26 positive ones."
— Siraj Hashmi (@SirajAHashmi) July 10, 2020
Trump will never recover from this. https://t.co/2dFWLkiHuY pic.twitter.com/eYpGJGmxiY
This is truly a bizarre emerging story.
— Alyssa Miller - Speaking @ RSA Conference 2020 APJ (@AlyssaM_InfoSec) July 10, 2020
Amz: "Remove TikTok from your phones".
Amz: "Wait, we didn't mean to send that".
Employes: "Wait WTF??"
Amz: <crickets> https://t.co/fjMbCws0N8
Amazon just sent email to U.S. employees with access to Amazon email on their phones telling them to delete TikTok app by July 10 or lose access to their Amazon email. interestingly: "At this time, using TikTok from your Amazon laptop browser is allowed.” @YahooFinance
— Daniel Roberts (@readDanwrite) July 10, 2020
At this juncture I don’t think we can dismiss these claims as mere paranoia or a conspiracy theory—there’s growing evidence that the TikTok app is also spyware. https://t.co/9DsVBScsMn
— Ted Gioia (@tedgioia) July 10, 2020
Here’s tiktok spokesperson comment: pic.twitter.com/bd1kuMwHfg
— rat king (@MikeIsaac) July 10, 2020
“For Gen Z and Millennials, TikTok is our clubhouse and Trump threatened it,” said Yori Blacc, a 19-year-old TikTok user in California who joined in the app protest. “If you’re going to mess with us, we will mess with you.” https://t.co/CSNAQtg1U2
— Alex Heath (@alexeheath) July 9, 2020
I’ve never seen any platform generate the growth and views for new creators like Tiktok has in the last few years. Maybe vine but that was a select few rather than ANYONE. It’s gonna be a huge loss for creators who have no idea what to do, @TaylorLorenz reports https://t.co/LGJXlm01Zk
— Lindsay Dodgson (@linzasaur) July 10, 2020
Trump may hate Bezos, but Bezos just gave Trump a major vote of outside validation on TikTok.
— Dan Primack (@danprimack) July 10, 2020
Imagine thinking it was okay to tolerate the spyware of an autocratic regime because some kids will be upset that they can’t broadcast their dance moves without it. https://t.co/SYomtrHoBo
— Drew Holden (@DrewHolden360) July 10, 2020
Ummmm Amazon... you're gonna have to do better than "sent in error."
— Dan Primack (@danprimack) July 10, 2020
I really cannot tell you how many questions I have right now ... https://t.co/8tlo49Pw06
— Molly Wood (@mollywood) July 10, 2020
TikTok is Chinese malware that pilfers deeply personal data and information from users to the point where it approaches de facto identity theft.
— John Noonan (@noonanjo) July 10, 2020
This information becomes privileged to agents of one of the most oppressive regimes on earth. There are safer ways to watch cat clips https://t.co/FbbJOIrmwc
TikTokers are scrambling to handle a potential ban:
— Taylor Lorenz (@TaylorLorenz) July 10, 2020
“I have 7M followers on TikTok, but it doesn’t translate to every platform. I only have 3M on Insta and 500k on YouTube. No matter what it’s going to be hard to transfer all the people I have on TikTok.” https://t.co/Fal1oaI3CW
The clock seems to be tick-tocking down for TikTok in some parts of the free world.... https://t.co/TeKfIFlnmv
— Tanvi Madan (@tanvi_madan) July 10, 2020
“I think a ban will drastically affect political commentary among teenagers. TikTok is an outlet for a lot of protest and activism and people talking about their political beliefs. Banning that would not carry well among people my age." https://t.co/Fal1oaI3CW
— Taylor Lorenz (@TaylorLorenz) July 10, 2020
This is 0% about security and 100% about trying to change the channel on where D.C.’s scrutiny of tech is directed. https://t.co/9U9WH7pnku
— Luther Lowe (@lutherlowe) July 10, 2020
Why the hell encourage young people to view a social media app as “a little bit of me” - particularly when talking about addressing loneliness?? Tik Tok is one of many social media apps chipping away at young people’s mental health.https://t.co/hjXjTrz4Qa
— Mary Margaret Olohan (@MaryMargOlohan) July 11, 2020
Now the whole federal government should follow suit https://t.co/AVGpeMeWgB
— Josh Hawley (@HawleyMO) July 10, 2020
This is how Communist China wins. They steal our intellectual property and private information. This app should be removed from all platforms.https://t.co/Y4n2Vne8Ne
— Bill Hagerty (@BillHagertyTN) July 10, 2020
Amazon Is Not Banning TikTok on Employees’ Phones, After All https://t.co/D5t62DLaxu pic.twitter.com/iwqU8O5EUw
— Eric Rodgers (@ericfrodgers) July 11, 2020
Amazon said Friday it would not change company policy, and employees can still have TikTok on their phones.
— Adweek (@Adweek) July 10, 2020
The company said it erroneously sent an email to employees earlier in the day instructing them to delete the app, citing “security risks.”https://t.co/dOfuYyubg0
UPDATE: Amazon tells me, "This morning’s email to some of our employees was sent in error. There is no change to our policies right now with regard to TikTok.”https://t.co/mFO8g7a2p4?
— Matthew Gault (@mjgault) July 10, 2020
Amazon Requires Employees to Delete TikTok From Their Phones#MobileSecurity by @motherboard https://t.co/2PDsDSJxWv
— Mobile Security (@mobilesecurity_) July 10, 2020
Amazon has asked its employees to delete TikTok from their phone, citing security concerns. https://t.co/uLuQ7XJcrb
— VICE (@VICE) July 10, 2020
UPDATE: u wot m8? https://t.co/eMhTPbJ2b8
— Jason Koebler (@jason_koebler) July 10, 2020
Amazon has asked its employees to delete TikTok from their phone, citing security concerns. https://t.co/9XNdFj7ZEX
— Motherboard (@motherboard) July 10, 2020
So Amazon backtracked: a company spokesperson said the email this morning telling employees to delete TikTok from their phones because of "security risks" was sent in error.....the company declined to provide additional info. Our story has been updated: https://t.co/sE2qi1JOan
— suhauna hussain سہانہ (@suhaunah) July 10, 2020
Amazon told employees Friday to remove TikTok from their phones, days after the White House amped up messaging that casts the Chinese-owned app as a potential threat to national security: https://t.co/sE2qi1JOan
— suhauna hussain سہانہ (@suhaunah) July 10, 2020
Amazon tells workers to delete TikTok app, citing security concerns https://t.co/qq734oGJ3l
— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) July 10, 2020
Amazon tells workers to delete TikTok app, citing security concerns https://t.co/r0ytGmudSu
— Jeffrey Levin (@jilevin) July 10, 2020