TikTok is not the problem. The problem is “I have nothing to hide” mindset. People don’t care about privacy because “ignorance is bliss”. Some people are just not aware about risks of giving up on privacy and other put continence over privacy. Until the general perception of privacy changes, apps like TikTok will thrive.
Remember kids: unless the social media site is owned by a US company, it’s a bad social media site.
The billionaires in the US are good guys and don’t sell your info.
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The answer is to not use social media.
Said I, on Lemmy. Heck, some even call IRC social media.
Slrpnk just feels like masked up tankies. They’re even opaquely opposing the TikTok ban lol.
You really couldn’t be further from the truth. Solarpunk is a firmly anarchist ideology, to the point of mild annoyance. There are plenty of reasons to oppose the TikTok ban that have nothing to do with ML.
I’m surprised this was published in Foreign Policy.
