• hightrix@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    People keep making this argument comparing TikTok to American social media companies when talking about data.

    What is hard to understand? Americans are fine with other Americans or American companies having their data. Americans are not fine with China having their data.

    It is pretty simple.

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      23 hours ago

      I’d rather the Chinese government have my data than the US government. The US government has a lot more power over me.

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        5 hours ago

        This sentiment will be the downfall of America. Maybe that’s what you want. Not me.

        It isn’t just about data, but influence.

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        5 hours ago

        That’s one way to look at it, not my intent but if that’s how you took it, enjoy.

        More like, foreign control of my mental state is bad.

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          3 hours ago

          It really just sounds like unintentional racism to me. A vague dislike and distrust of foreigners. Nobody able to prove the Chinese intentions are any worse than the American gov’s intentions.

          I agree mas data collection is wrong, but if we’re gonna be upset, it’s gotta cover the whole topic, not just china