Comments by "George Martinus" (@GeorgeMartinus) on "What Indians Think Of TikTok Ban In India | STREET DEBATE" video.

@RosemaryTurner2002 It's not about the gun, but the man behind it. Some TikTok users may use it for cringe, but some others use it maximally to generate a decent amount money. Expand your knowledge n use tool wisely in this modern era.
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We may say it's cringe app, but it could feed some of Indian families through their contents. Regardless of quality, it's still a decent amount money for monthly income.
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@malamankar8639 See, it's matter man behind the knife. Whether can be used to slice fruits or stab a person. If u do care about your data privacy, we all should worried since years ago. Because Google, Fb, AOL, and other US apps/webs were using our datas that we registered in those webs. It's not a yesterday thing to know that CIA and NSA have exclusive route to access data everybody in the world via those companies. They use it for various reasons. The last time was for political campaign in US. I think u should watch "The Great Hack" on Netflix to learn more. TikTok may has some privacy concern, but other western apps also have notorious history about data stealing.
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@malamankar8639 Then we come into conclusion: Google: usefull and part of our daily life (doesn't matter if it steals our data) TikTok: cringe app, but usefull for some people out there (big matter if it does steal our data) So the problem here is purely not about "data stealing" at all. It does contradict with your first argument about data privacy. So how can we call it if none other than "double standard"?
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@malamankar8639 Some people out there also had died not just playing TikTok. Previous years there also Pokemon Go, Instagram stories, SnapChat, and others. That's why it's not about the gun, it's totally man behind it. Whether they use it wisely or not. Indian govt has all the rights to do that because India is a sovereign state. But I think the banning TikTok in India will change nothing, but will make some Indian suffer more in this pandemic. Especially the mid-low economic class who depend on this app to generate decent money. Of course there are other alternative apps beside TikTok, but it surely takes more time for some to be familiar with. It's also will take more time to rebuild their audiences through those alternative apps. The banning is just fuel and satisfy the Indian ultra-nasionalist/chauvinist community temporarily, but they don't even know the positive sides of the app for some Indian out there. I don't even understand why some people choose pride over basic needs, such as income. Of course being nasionalist is great, but in this context, we cannot choose such action while we cannot even provide meal for our own stomach. Now I feel pity for Indians out there who really impacted by this pandemic + lose job + additional income from TikTok.
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@malamankar8639 You may be survived, but others not so. Let's see how Indian govt will do amid this pandemic. If Modi does care for his people, he should be aware to do more realistic things, not to do some drastic and baseless measures, such like "national security" reason. Govt could help the people by distributing stimulus income or providing wide range of jobs, not by banning such app.
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