Reddit CEO Steve Huffman took a shot at TikTok during a conference this week, calling it "fundamentally parasitic" and comparing it to spyware. His specific concerns appear to be based on the fact that the platform uses a form of "device fingerprinting" to track user behavior.
Huffman was responding to a question about what startups could learn from TikToks success, saying, "I can't even get to that level of thinking with them." He also said, "I actively tell people, Don't install that spyware on your phone.'"
