Tiktok is a short-form video hosting service owned by the Chinese Company ByteDance. The app is used by 2 million people globally. In 2021 Cloudfare ranked Tiktok as the most popular website in the world. In 2022 U.S. , U.K., Norway, the EU Parliament, Belgium, Canada and New Zeeland banned government employees from installing the Chinese social media app TikTok on their phones. The applications is banned for use by all citizens in Afghanistan, Armenia, India, Iran and Syria. Proponents of banning TikTok argue that the Chinese government uses the app as an espionage tool to collect data on users worldwide. Opponents argue that the internet should remain open and giving governments power to ban Tiktok would lead to more government regulation of the internet.
21% Yes |
79% No |
19% Yes |
69% No |
2% Yes, and we should do more to stop China from collecting data on our citizens |
5% No, but there should be more age restrictions on social media apps |
3% No, only ban the use on government issues phones |
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1% No, this is a violation of free speech |
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Unique answers from New Zealand users whose views extended beyond the provided choices.
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No, require TikTok to disclose "Your data will be collected and stored in China" and let the users decide.
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no you shouldnt ban it but there should be an age restriction of 16 and older and make sure kids/young children understand the bad sides of social media. E.g more education about social media in schools
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No but we should use the platform to message human rights, values, ideologies, and truths that are messages for Chinas consumption, paid and presented by Nz government. Tik Tok - the new United Nations.
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Only if it is a ban on any app or platform collecting data for non-commercial purposes (i.e cannot be sold, given or somehow received by a government/intelligence agency)
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No, but there should be more education about what data is being collected and where it is going
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no but there should be more laws in place that regulate how companies mine data
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