What purpose is the author attempting to convey by including the quote? The sheer volume of what's collected can't be compared, he says. What's bigger than using your data to influence an election, which Facebok did in 2016, with the Cambridge Analytica scandal, he asks.

A to explain that personal information is gathered to influence elections

B to argue for more restrictions on social media data collection policies

C to convince parents to carefully monitor their children’s social media accounts

D. to persuade readers that TicToc’s practices are less harmful compared with Facebok