TikTok is being used to gather intelligence on US citizens.
THAT much is confirmed, iirc.
I think it's ALSO intended to dumb down, and, possibly, eventually, shape adolescent western minds.
I mean, jesus. It has over a billion fucking downloads, with some absurd percentage of young Americans saying they use it "almost constantly."

It legitimately has the potential to function like the Chimpokomon episode of South Park.

How is our gvmt missing this,.ffs?