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Data gathering does have its dangers. But giving a not so friendly power the ability to directly influence your citizens is the real danger. There is no way to
by WheelsAtLarge 4y ago
Data gathering does have its dangers. But giving a not so friendly power the ability to directly influence your citizens is the real danger. There is no way to minimize that other than to have control over the whole enterprise.
Right now the EU is feeling the shock of giving Russia control over its fuel needs. Something that many people thought could happen but at least in that situation Russia does not have the ability to directly influence the EU's citizens. If it could influence minds directly, Russia could be confident that it would win the conflict. Tik Tok is that influencing machine that can be used against the US. We need to do something before it becomes a problem.
- ipaddr 4y agoPeople need power to live through winter / cook. Russia cutting off power can cause death. Cutting off tiktok may push a few emos over the edge but not really comparable.
- MiguelX413 4y agoWho should have control?
- thebradbain 4y agoUnlike the EU/Russia, though, the US is not geopolitically dependent on China for social media like the former is energy. If the US were embroiled in such a conflict with the China, the US would have no problem a) Forcing the sale of ByteDance to a US company (remember, they almost did this during peacetime anyways, just because) or b) Outright blocking it and ensuring its allies do the same Sure, either option is a Situation, but I would imagine the US threatening to effectively take over or block what is one of China's premiere/world-known tech companies is a large enough negotiating chip that it gives the US leverage, too, and at the same time ensure China does not interfere too much.