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30% of Children Ages 5-7 Are on TikTok (www.honest-broker.com)

submitted 7 months ago by boem@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] jaschen@lemm.ee 31 points 7 months ago (72 children)

This ban can't come soon enough. Fuck the CCP.

[–] endhits@lemmy.world 49 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (37 children)

"In my household, the only addictive spyware we use is made in the USA!!!"

Edit: everyone below me is proving my point exactly.

[–] Bonskreeskreeskree@lemmy.world 7 points 7 months ago (35 children)

People love to repeat this, but US companies aren't coming from a place of hostile intent like china's special brand of tik tok for the states.

[–] admin@lemmy.my-box.dev 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Why would it matter whether or not it's intentional, if the end effect is the same?

[–] Bonskreeskreeskree@lemmy.world -1 points 7 months ago (2 children)

It's not the same. China wants to fuck up the American youth. That's why their version of tiktok is so different from ours. But you already knew that I'm sure

[–] admin@lemmy.my-box.dev 0 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Nah, I don't use tiktok, Chinese or otherwise so I wouldn't know the difference. But you're missing the point.

USA organisations abuse social media to spy on and influence citizens.
Chinese organisations abuse social media to spy on and influence citizens.

And yet, you claim one is inheritly worse than the other or should be preferered. To me, they are equally bad. If anything, the USA manipulation is worse - they can use that knowledge more easily and to greater effect than an attacker on the other side of the world.

[–] fuckingkangaroos@lemm.ee 4 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

USA organisations abuse social media to spy on and influence citizens.

Chinese ~~organisations~~genocidal dictatorship abuse social media to spy on and influence citizens.

[–] Bonskreeskreeskree@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Are the American companies doing it in pursuit of destabilizing the United States population for the betterment of the CCP and its interests?

Is the Chinese company doing it in pursuit of destabilizing the United States population for the betterment of the CCP and its interests?

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