Talk:ByteDance

Volcano Engine ?

I miss the topic above, it has been started end of 2021. I'm no expert, so from my point of view a small explanation is helpful and appreciated. KR, Wikisympathisant (talk) 09:23, 12 October 2024 (UTC)

Noticeable bias in favor of Western media over the allegations of espionage and surveillance

There is currently little evidence of ByteDance spying on the west, in fact the DOJ is investigating the company because it legitimately threatens American and Western business interests, more specifically silicon valley interests, and their monopolistic narrative over the media. This is especially valid on the Israel/Palestine situation and the youth's expression of resentment against media censorship of the Palestinian perspective, reflecting on TikTok.

I am changing "The company is accused of" censorship, surveillance and espionage on the western public to "The DOJ has accused the company of" to comply with the W:NPOV standards, after all the DOJ (Short for Department of Justice of the USA) is all about securing American foreign policy interests, and China being a great challenge to said interests. Aegesar (talk) 15:16, 5 January 2025 (UTC)

You might want to check the cited sources as said accusations have been made by others beyond the US DOJ. - Amigao (talk) 19:36, 5 January 2025 (UTC)

Leading phrasing in US section

The sentence "In November 2024, Donald Trump changed his opinion and spoke out against a ban of the platform in the US after ByteDance investor Jeff Yass had donated to his election campaign." implies that Donald Trump changed his opinion because of Yass' donations, but there's no evidence for this. Suggest changing phrasing to "In November 2024, Donald Trump changed his opinion and spoke out against a ban of the platform in the US. Jeff Yass, a ByteDance investor, donated to his election campaign." Mchcopl (talk) 06:01, 14 January 2025 (UTC)

Claim that ByteDance is Singaporean

Be aware that someone is trying to hide that information that the company is of Chinese origin and is based in China. Someone even claimed the photo of the HQ was taken in Singapore and not Beijing. Forest576 (talk) 20:42, 19 January 2025 (UTC)

Please review the above edits.

I just reread all the edits proposed, please take a deeper look. Most of their sources are Chinese journalists (named Li, Zhang etc). Or Rueters where if you actually read the article they don’t have a source they just claim “someone from ByteDance told us”. Sounds super conspiracy heavy but I beg whoever sees this to go over everything proposed again from the beginning. The sources don’t make sense and they’re clearly trying to change the image of their own company. PLEASE someone with more Wikipedia skills than me look into this 2600:8806:702:8700:1C88:C177:5545:78ED (talk) 18:37, 20 January 2025 (UTC)