lol. This thread is about people mad that google is doing it, and you’re saying so what if a nation state does it?

The answer is the same either way - to either sell the data who want to manipulate you into doing or thinking what they want or by directly manipulating you into doing or thinking what you want.

Same with Reddit and lemmy. It doesn’t take a whole lot of investment (on a state level actor basis) to manipulate small and large communities or individuals into thinking something is normal or mainstream. Or convincing them that everyone loves this product or it’s so popular or whatever.

The CCP sensors their entire internet for their people and collects all sorts of information to root out dissidents. What good thing do you think is going to come from them having that data?