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[–] [email protected] 97 points 1 year ago (32 children)

Are there whataboutism arguments? Yes, many.

Has Chinese intelligence lost access to a treasure trove of US data? Yes.

Are US kids’ already dwindling attention spans going to be saved from exposure to the TikTok algorithm? Yes.

I fail to see how this is a bad thing.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Let's declare any successful foreign country as enemy and either ban, or better, steal their products. True market.

[–] [email protected] 30 points 1 year ago (1 children)

China would certainly know a lot about stealing intellectual property from successful countries.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago

Right?! As well as banning social media. China has banned basically every American social media long before this.

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