[varunprasad]

Even completely setting aside the political aspects, how does TikTok have less of a moral downside as a product?

At least Facebook and Instagram can genuinely claim to be built on the idea of helping people build relationships.

As far as I understand it, TikTok completely eliminates the friend and family network. It's simply providing mind numbing bite size entertainment. It's genius is removing everything that might distract someone from scrolling mindlessly.

[RobotToaster]

One could argue that the lack of false pretence at least makes them (slightly) more honest.