I watched this guy on Stephen Colbert the other day (apparently it was MSNBC national security expert Jeremy Bash) and all his arguments were either sensationalised or applicable to ALL social media companies, not just tiktok All that data tiktok collects? So does Meta and others... - ThreadSky

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catanita.bsky.social • 41 days ago

I watched this guy on Stephen Colbert the other day (apparently it was MSNBC national security expert Jeremy Bash) and all his arguments were either sensationalised or applicable to ALL social media companies, not just tiktok
All that data tiktok collects? So does Meta and others...

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sctheacat.bsky.social•41 days ago

This is something TechDirt points out a lot about the whole nonsense with banning TikTok.

jackmitcham.bsky.social•41 days ago

Meta and others aren't owned by hostile foreign governments engaged in an active cyber war against us.

Unless you're claiming that Mark Zuckerberg is threatening to shut down our energy and phone systems.

catanita.bsky.social•41 days ago

Depends on your definition of hostile foreign governments.
Or who you define in "our... systems"; don't assume everyone you interact with is from the US

tealwaistcoat.bsky.social•41 days ago

Eh...

jackmitcham.bsky.social•41 days ago

I'd support banning any of those companies listed that operate out of China or Russia. No idea why that article threw in Sweden, which is an ally.

tealwaistcoat.bsky.social•41 days ago

Yeah, it just lists all foreign-owned companies. I hear your point. I think it's interesting to think about what limiting other countries (hostile or friendly) in the app store would do. Surely that would be the epitome of an echo chamber.

tlh101.bsky.social•41 days ago

True. Instead our data is collected by Meta and other American companies and sold to whomever they choose including foreign companies without our explicit permission.

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