Tik Tok is a national security threat

Re:Tik Tok is a national security threat by xienze on Monday September 19, 2022 @06:19PM (#32904890)

> I'm more concerned about my government having my data instead of a far away government tbh.

I presume you aren’t part of the crowd on HN/Reddit who are (still) upset that Russia used social media to “influence” the 2016 election? Imagine if say, a certain Asian country had detailed information about the habits and desires of millions of Americans, do you think they could do something similar in a future election?

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Re:Tik Tok is a national security threat by MiguelX413 on Monday September 19, 2022 @06:34PM (#32905060)

I'm a full blown social media abolitionist. I'm upset about the propaganda wars conducted online. I'm frustrated by the difficulty of filtering through Russian, Chinese, and CIA propaganda online in order to understand history or current events. I do not think that Russia, China, the US, or private companies should have such capabilities.

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