TikTok’s Chinese owner built search tool for users’ views on abortion, gun control, DOJ claims (wapo.st)
from jeffw@lemmy.world to world@lemmy.world on 27 Jul 2024 17:35
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betterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.world on 27 Jul 2024 18:11 next collapse

Gosh, I wonder why the CCP would want that leading up to an election to determine who will be in the White House through the end of the Davidson window.

atro_city@fedia.io on 27 Jul 2024 20:55 next collapse

Like the NSA did? Had to get the idea from somebody...

Mojave@lemmy.world on 28 Jul 2024 01:32 next collapse

Source on the NSA doing this?

atro_city@fedia.io on 28 Jul 2024 13:30 collapse
BobGnarley@lemm.ee on 28 Jul 2024 14:49 collapse

Lol gotta love all those down votes you get for telling the truth.

atro_city@fedia.io on 28 Jul 2024 21:15 next collapse

It's like some people never heard of Snowden.

LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world on 28 Jul 2024 23:13 collapse

I think it’s more of people down voting because it is making light of the situation by trying to say their local government has already done it. Both are bad. People hate comparisons on here but it’s like saying someone murdered someone and then saying “well the police do it all the time.” They still commited murder, and that response comes as if it is a defense of their actions

BobGnarley@lemm.ee on 29 Jul 2024 17:26 collapse

I definitely understand that but it is quite an important nuance of the topic to discuss especially considering the USA is threatening to ban Tik Tok for this reason and yet, allows all of its American companies to do the same.

I get whataboutism and all that but when it is directly being affected by the rest of the conversation I feel like its important that the information does get talked about.

LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world on 29 Jul 2024 19:54 collapse

The U.S. never threatened to ban Tik Tok if you are talking about important nuance, they are banning foreign ownership, and it isn’t just for Tik Tok. This goes back to the original discussion that other countries doing something shouldn’t dictate whether local government doing something is right. It isn’t, well China banned foreign social media apps, it should be viewed as a stand alone issue on how it can/will effect our society moving forward regardless.

Myparentsiswlonkusk@toast.ooo on 27 Jul 2024 21:51 next collapse

Wapo? OP is definitely retarded

Mango@lemmy.world on 27 Jul 2024 22:07 next collapse

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Angry_Autist@lemmy.world on 28 Jul 2024 02:54 collapse

This should have been assumed the moment the service went live.

Almost no one understands the incredible danger of social media fingerprinting but we are going to find out pretty soon, considering how fast these tools are being developed.

If repugnicans win this election I GUARANTEE social media data will be scraped to target individual citizen ‘troublemakers’. Guaran-fucking-tee.