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Banning TikTok Should Be Just the Beginning
- brucethemoose2 4y agoTBH privacy isn't the concern for me... I think the US can just write off their digital lives as being a tradable commodity at this point. That should be addressed, but TikTok is like a drop in the bucket, and Congress isnt going to do anything about it for many reasons. The concern is influence. There's nothing to stop the Chinese govt from manipulating the recommendation algo, and that goes way beyond simply deprioritizing Tiananmen Square and such. They could skew elections, amplify issues, changes perceptions on the aggregate...
- Kukumber 4y agoSome people in the US are seeing their net worth rapidly shrinking and they are mad about it The west pays the price of their stagnation, they lost The US banned China's 5G in 2016, we are in 2023 and they still haven't developed their own 5G Let alone the upcoming 6G being tested in china already [1] And that's an example in just one industry.. Where are the people who demonized cash less societies, big data and surveillance state? they said it was a bad thing, yet we are trying to replicate it as it's proven to be very effective! "China bad" narrative shows its weakness, who was right? Why are the people who are responsible of the current situation still holding the power and still get all the fruit of the society? They should be all replaced before it becomes too late Western Civilization is slowly dying [1] - https://www.ft.com/content/4a1eaf64-c956-45ab-9473-d1437e36d3a4 https://www.ft.com/content/4a1eaf64-c956-45ab-9473-d1437e36d...
- Kukumber 4y agoIt's unfortunate that when one brings an interesting question, it's left uncommented Let's debate guys, don't be shy!