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He's providing a counter to your claim that censorship and surveillance are somehow more associated with foreign governments. The reality is that the US has lon
by Jochim 4y ago
He's providing a counter to your claim that censorship and surveillance are somehow more associated with foreign governments. The reality is that the US has long engaged[0] in the same kind of suppression that is portrayed to it's citizens as something that only exists in it's "enemies".
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Censorship_in_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Censorship_in_the_United_State...
- koheripbal 4y agoIt doesn't follow here. PRISM did not censor anything.
- mrtksn 4y agoWell, that's a strawman argument. I specifically pointed out that whatever TikTok is to USA, FB/Instagram/Twitter etc. is to the rest of the world. This obviously includes all the spying and manipulation, thus the risk and as a result the need for data collection and access requirements. TikTok is nothing special.