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i’ve said it before and i’ll say it again: no one will ever convince me that any of the owners of megasocial companies are benevolent while state backed are so
by toofy 2y ago
i’ve said it before and i’ll say it again:
no one will ever convince me that any of the owners of megasocial companies are benevolent while state backed are somehow different. none of these people should have the kind of power they have—whether governments or billionaires, no matter their nationality.
if we’re declaring that tiktok gives china massive amounts of power then this means that twitter gives elon massive amounts of power and amazon gives bezos massive amounts of power. if we’re declaring this is happening, then no, i don’t want anyone to have that kind of power. particularly small groups of billionaires who are shady and dark af. and who refuse to be transparent. and who refuse to be held accountable. and who actively take a “we rich deserve privacy protections and you non-billionaire peasants give us all of your secrets.”
if we’re declaring tiktok gives this kind of power then we’re absolute fools if we don’t stop them all. and i don’t think that’s hyperbolic.
- bongodongobob 2y agoWho's easier for the US government to control, US CEOs and companies or the Chinese government?
- mitthrowaway2 2y agoI actually don't know the answer to this. The US government has more influence over US companies, but US companies also have more influence over the US government.
- toofy 2y agoim absolutely cynical these days, so take that into account, but i’m skeptical if some billionaires are influenced at all by the us government let alone “controlled” either way, if social media in its current form is that dangerous, and it very well may be, why do you believe any group should have that kind of power? that seems so strange to me.