Respectfully, the CCP has been less of a direct threat than the US government as of late and most dont trust the government so why would they trust the propaganda? This isnt to say the CCP isnt a problem but are they as much of a direct threat to American citizens then ICE and such?.. Atm, no.
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Gorilladrums@lemmy.world 9 hours ago
I find it funny that millions of people had no problem with an evil foreign government like the CCP, that’s well known for collecting data for military purposes and spending mind boggling amounts on propaganda campaigns, controlling the app, but now draw the line at some Silicon Valley billionaire doing essentially the same thing.
I never liked the short content format so I never had an interest downloading TikTok, but I knew that I would never, ever download it when I learned that this Chinese app is actually banned in China. They a have a separate clone of this app that’s exclusive to China that uses a different algorithm that promotes positive and educational content. The fact that billions of people use this shitty weaponized piece of Chinese spyware is depressing, especially when the Fediverse exists.
epicthundercat@lemmy.world 8 hours ago
Gorilladrums@lemmy.world 8 hours ago
That’s such a nonsensical take. Because you don’t trust the US government, you’re go to thought is to hand over your data to an opaque authoritarian regime like the CCP? What kind of a bullshit false dichotomy is that? Fuck that, my data is my data. It doesn’t belong to any government, corporation, or anybody who isn’t me or someone that I explicitly give consent to use my data. That’s the principled take.
epicthundercat@lemmy.world 8 hours ago
No, I am explaining to you why people have used it. Humans do human things.
WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works 6 hours ago
and most dont trust the government so why would they trust the propaganda?
because visually it’s not coming from the government but “independent content creators”. and regardless of who says it, people will trust propaganda that says things they want to hear, then over time, start trusting those who say that
AlecSadler@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 hours ago
Based on recent evidence, maybe the CCP > US Government.
WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works 7 hours ago
that does not make them good, but fortunately we don’t have to accept either, right?
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 9 hours ago
evil forefinger government
Okay well first that typo is staying, second I used to be minorly involved in politics (by which I mean fundraising for a homeless shelter feels and smells a lot like politics even if your goals are more altruistic) and I learned one valuable thing. The right thing morally and the right thing politically are rarely the same, and when it looks like they are you should investigate closer and reevaluate because you’re probably missing something important. That’s why government is almost always evil.
Rooster326@programming.dev 8 hours ago
Well for starters - The United States government is kicking in doors around my area right now.
The CCP would have to travel many thousand miles to kick in my door.
Gorilladrums@lemmy.world 8 hours ago
That’s a false sense of security. The CCP doesn’t need to kick down your door to weaponize your data. It should be common sense to not trust an authoritarian regime.
bold_atlas@lemmy.world 5 hours ago
OK what is China going to do to me with “weaponized data” that is the equivalent of being summarily executed by a US death squad?
cdf12345@lemmy.zip 8 hours ago
You can’t worry about your taxes when your house is on fire man.
WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works 7 hours ago
yes you can, if tomorrow you’ll be thrown in jail for your taxes
khaleer@sopuli.xyz 6 hours ago
Your horse were not on fire when TikTok got introduced en masse.
So yeah, look for excusses