It may be time to abandon TikTok — because it’s about to become a state-sanctioned surveillance tool. Ellison, the world’s second-richest man and Netanyahu confidant, has made no secret of his enthusiasm for a world under constant AI monitoring. If applied to TikTok, this vision means more than algorithm tweaks. It means a political filter dressed up as “community guidelines.” Posts critical of Trump, his policies, or his allies could vanish without explanation. The irony is an app once derided as a frivolous time-waster may soon serve as a carefully monitored megaphone for state-approved speech.