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TikTok is tracking you, even if you don't use the app. Here's how to stop it (www.bbc.com)
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TikTok is growing its data harvesting empire, and avoiding the app won’t protect you – but some easy steps can keep you safe.

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[–] grue@lemmy.world 4 points 3 hours ago

They are tracking everyone on the Internet who visits third-party sites that have their tracking pixels even if they have never directly interacted with TikTok itself in any way whatsoever. Even if you have never installed their app and never clicked a link to a TikTok video, they are still trying to track you anyway.

This has been explained to you several times already. You're the one who needs to do some reading -- and more importantly, comprehending!