Re:TikTok divestment law upheld by federal appeals court
by yyuugg on Friday December 06, 2024 @01:18PM
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So... nationalism? We like our surveillance state and demonize their surveillance state?
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Re:TikTok divestment law upheld by federal appeals court
by disattention on Friday December 06, 2024 @04:42PM
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Yes? And it's not so much about the surveillance in the first place as opposed to the algorithmic manipulation of content to shift narratives and spread propaganda. Whether or not one believes the US based companies do similarly is beside the point, precisely because they're US based, whereas TikTok is the product of the US's primary economic and ideological adversary