https://www.reddit.com/r/privacy/comments/v83iw4/is_tiktok_spyware

https://www.reddit.com/r/videos/comments/fxgi06/Not_new_news%2C_but_tbh_if_you_have_tiktiok%2C_just_get_rid_of_it/fmuko1m

You asked "people who are against TikTok for these reasons to explain".

I'm giving you reasons why these things are bad if a foreign government does it if you're a US citizen. You can be against both.

However, i would like it if a country who:

Steals corporate/government data.
Steals trade secrets.
Imprisons and violates their citizens rights far worse than the United States.
Has concentration camps.
Is ran by a dictator.

Doesnt ->

Steal more secrets.
Sow more political divide and misinformation.
Rise to power more than it already has.
Hold the US hostage like the manufacturing industry.

Edit: TLDR = Pick your poison.

I never said it didn't violate an individuals rights and freedoms. In this context, however, we are discussing whether or not it's a "US national security" threat which it is.

Simple:

U.S. government harvesting its citizens' data isn't a national security threat.

A foreign country controlling misinformation, psychological well-being, and stealing data is a national security threat.