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TikTok fears point to larger problem: Poor media literacy in the social media age
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this post was submitted on 20 Apr 2024
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Peak troll behavior.
Can't even find the argument between your insults, this comment is hilarious, but not in the good way.
And if you wanna have an answer that's actually informative: it doesn't matter which company, which country or where, but having content based information as well as metadata can lead to so much power, and there's a good argument to be made that no one deserves blackmail levels of power over your life, especially a random cooperation that's beholden to no one except it's own rules.
And before you go on a tirade again: no, this has absolutely nothing to do with country or anything, this is an ethical dilemma which can be extended to any country.
The country does matter. China operates social scoring limiting people based on non-criminal behaviour. People also often disappear, with no recourse. They use this information to manipulate public opinions. They also use this information to support their genocide of minorites in China. They also manipulate Chinese people outside of China to support their espionage and propaganda. They also use this to limit and regulate information access.
Tiktok is a tool owned and operated by a totalitarian government, that has recently become less accountable and more totalitarian. Other social medias aren't comparable.