There really is no reasoning with some people.
You compare two somewhat dissimilar things and people say you’re comparing apples and oranges.
You compare two very similar things and they say you are doing a whataboutism.
Your comment fails to recognize the point they made. They're saying that we shouldn't tolerate this behavior from any company, not just TikTok
The original comment seemed to be worrying that TikTok is constantly branded as Spyware while Facebook etc are branded as advertising companies, seemingly powered by distrust of China.