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I'm going to ask an intentionally stupid question. TikTok is largely just kids dancing and other innocuous videos, even if Bytedance is sucking up all that data
by _fat_santa 3y ago
I'm going to ask an intentionally stupid question. TikTok is largely just kids dancing and other innocuous videos, even if Bytedance is sucking up all that data and sending it back to the CCP, how does that constitute a national security threat?
- dauertewigkeit 3y agoYoung people getting bombed by the US and its allies, are posting videos of themselves getting bombed and American teens have enough empathy to find such content moving.
- hotdogscout 3y agoConsidering Israel also has horrible videos of egregious violence being committed at them by Palestinians it's concerning that you don't think that's grounds for propaganda or manipulation.
- nebula8804 3y agoBut that content is freely shared on all mainstream outlets. There is an overabundance of that content.
- endtime 3y agoKids dancing, kids talking about how Osama bin Laden was right, propaganda about ongoing wars, ...
- 4ggr0 3y agoThat's a very narrow view... I use it myself and never get dancing videos. I get videos about gaming, sketch-comedy, abstract comedy, fails and mishaps, podcast snippets, global conflicts, politics etc. There's something for anyone on TikTok. It's a bit scary how well the algo knows my interests, but at least it's interesting content.