TikTok is manipulative, addictive, and harmful to privacy

Re:TikTok is manipulative, addictive, and harmful to privacy by alphabetting on Tuesday August 02, 2022 @01:47AM (#32315528)

I think I phrased it poorly. My problem isn't unfettered access to the western cultural id. The problem is an adversary country manipulating what content westerners see to align with their goals.

This tweet is anecdotal but lines up totally with stuff that has come out on CCP handling of tiktok: https://twitter.com/LayahHeilpern/status/1542485631338700800

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Re:TikTok is manipulative, addictive, and harmful to privacy by makeitdouble on Tuesday August 02, 2022 @10:12AM (#32318693)

There are real concerns about Tiktok and its influence, but that focus on an adversary and pushing a bi-polar narrative feels a lot more unhealthy.

Does Facebook/IG get a pass because they're domestic to you ? Are you also outraged when they set global limitations on issues that should only impact the US ?

To me looking at it as a "them vs us" matter just brings in too much tribalism that poisons the discussion.

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