@aral Itโs fascinating that every time #Facebook is discovered to be doing something nasty, #TikTok seems to have found a way to come out even worse.
@aral No defense of Capitalism here, but keep in mind that TikTok is an actively used data harvesting tool based in China, serving the purposes of the CCP.
ByteDance Ltd. has traded in recent weeks at valuations well below $300 billion, down at least 25% from last year after investors cashed out of the social media giant with its IPO now on ice.
@neglesaks If weโre talking about the people who are forced to either by a surveillance device by manufacturer A or one by manufacturer B, theyโre the victims here. Iโve consistently found that people do care, they simply do not have easy to use alternatives that enable them to get on with their lives. And thatโs not just a matter of having a Linux phone you can buy, itโs a phone that you can bank with, that can give you directions in the carโฆ requires legislation, not just techโฆ
@neglesaks โฆ without alternatives (which, again, requires interoperability legislation and investment in the commons to counter the private data silos), weโre talking about learned helplessness.
People DO care but we live in a world where 99.99999% of all investment goes to surveillance capitalism. Thatโs the systemic problem that we must fix. Itโs definitely not a personal responsibility issue.
@neglesaks (Not that Iโm saying everyone cares equally, of course. Those with the most privilege usually care the least because they know โ or, at least, feel โ safe regardless whereas those with the least privilege are already feeling the ramifications of our surveillance societies.)
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in reply to Aral Balkan • • •People DO care but we live in a world where 99.99999% of all investment goes to surveillance capitalism. Thatโs the systemic problem that we must fix. Itโs definitely not a personal responsibility issue.
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