• katy ✨@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    3 months ago

    no offence but i’m gonna have to see a lot more evidence before i believe something from us state media.

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      3 months ago

      On the other hand, it would be quite surprising if tiktok wasn’t collecting everything it could about its users.

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        3 months ago

        Like literally every American company does. I’m not a tankie and I’m definitely not a fan of China, but this is one of those situations where the US government doesn’t actually care about the issue, just that they’re not the one doing it

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          3 months ago

          True. I think the US government’s concern is the relationship bytedance has with the Chinese government. But considering how easily US companies will roll over and provide/sell user data I’m not sure how much different it really is over here.

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          3 months ago

          The government’s billionaire owners got worried TikTok would propagandize Americans in a wrong direction.

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      3 months ago

      This is literally not new information. Social media tries to harvest as much data as it can. Data analysts frequently quit and instantly start using ad blockers and other protective measures for a reason.