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My concern seems to be different than that of most expressed here. Companies collecting too much information is a problem, sure, but that's not what deeply worr
by okamiueru 4y ago
My concern seems to be different than that of most expressed here. Companies collecting too much information is a problem, sure, but that's not what deeply worries me when it comes to social media generating/consuming platforms like Facebook, TikTok and YouTube. Especially those that algorithmically decide what to show users.
Foreign countries controlling what information a coming generation is exposed to is IMO much more concerning than collecting and profiling (of course also troubling, but a slightly different league). There is little oversight into what bubbles are formed, who is fed what, etc.
Want to create division in a foreign country? What better place to start than on social media and malleable kids.
This applies equally to TikTok as Facebook, for different reasons. I don't trust TikTok because of CCP, and Facebook because everything is for sale.
- roca 4y agoI strongly agree with this. It's a dangerous tool, and it's easy to imagine the CCP seizing that tool in an emergency.
- NoGravitas 4y agoWhy do you care so strongly about the nationality of the boot on your neck, rather than that the boot is there at all?
- okamiueru 4y agoI wouldn't really say that the nationality is all that important. Just what my prejudices say. CCP tend to stifle opinions they dislike. Russia tends to fund divisiveness in the west. Facebook and US companies in general do whatever makes them money entirely devoid of any moral compass. Google sometimes can be gamed due to either carelessness or ineptitude. In any case, and as mentioned, mostly prejudice, is the answer to your question.