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TikTokers are coping with the app\u2019s potential ban with an unusual trend: by bidding farewell to their \u201cpersonal Chinese spy.\u201d The trend, which pokes fun at security concerns surrounding the app, has users thanking their \u201cspy\u201d for surveilling them and filling their For You page with entertaining content, while others proclaim<\/a> that they\u2019d rather share their data directly with the Chinese government than switch to Instagram Reels or YouTube Shorts.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n One post<\/a>, which garnered more than 1.5 million likes, depicts an emotional scene from Squid Game<\/em> with the caption, \u201cMe saying goodbye to my Chinese spy on the 19th (He perfected my algorithm).\u201d Other TikTokers are speaking<\/a> \u2014 and singing<\/a> \u2014 in Chinese, while some pretend to be the \u201cspies\u201d powering individual algorithms.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cIt is a great honor to spy on you for the last few years,\u201d TikToker yanxiao1003<\/a> says in a video. \u201cI wish you all have a great life in the future… Laura from California, you shouldn\u2019t drink that much Coca-Cola, it\u2019s bad for your health.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n