• BlameThePeacock
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    17 hours ago

    Holy shit, how much are you being paid?

    That has got to be one of the stupidest takes I’ve ever heard.

    • The_Helmet_Stays_On@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      16 hours ago

      The average person probably doesn’t give a shit about their own data and since they are just moving from one Chinese app to another then their data was already acquired so why would they care now?

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        16 hours ago

        It’s not about the data, it’s about the control over what you see.

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          6 hours ago

          Oh yeah because theres totally not propaganda on any major US social media sites. You really think X or Meta’s algorithms are any better? Id argue theyre probably worse actually, so I get why a lot of people would be more comfortable with a chinese app.

          • BlameThePeacock
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            4 hours ago

            It’s not the US government controlling the algorithm though, it’s a company. China actually controls what byte dance does directly.

    • mlg@lemmy.world
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      16 hours ago

      I mean… have you to tried to post primary info stuff on Facebook or Reddit?

      I got banned from r/worldnews back in the day for posting a Reuters article about Israel. Then a few years later, they removed the mod of r/dankvideos and deleted 2 years worth of sub history, without telling anybody or announcing anything.

      The last thing I saw someone complain about a ban on TikTok was because he made a funny video showing his ability to vomit on command.

      No one from TikTok is going to flock to YouTube shorts or Insta reels because it’s an immediate downgrade. They just want a painless experience no matter who provides it.