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The deal itself feels messy and political, not like a serious solution to data or security concerns. In the end, the risks are still there, and it’s hard to see
by Gormanu 9mo ago
The deal itself feels messy and political, not like a serious solution to data or security concerns. In the end, the risks are still there, and it’s hard to see what regular users actually win from this.
- johnnyanmac 9mo ago>The deal itself feels messy and political, not like a serious solution to data or security concerns. 2026 in a nutshell, yes. The Daily Watergate of American history.
- MangoToupe 9mo ago> it’s hard to see what regular users actually win from this They won't. The entire point of this charade is to remind Americans we can't expect any better than instagram or youtube.
- xp84 9mo agolol are you really suggesting that China, out of the goodness of their hearts, made TikTok with the objective to give Americans “better” trash social media sites?
- MangoToupe 9mo agoNo, of course not. They're simply more competent.
- johnnyanmac 9mo agoYes. Because the US forgot what soft power and actual nationalism entails. China didn't. Its not out of goodwill, but the objective of "don't be ad ridden slop maximizing shareholder gain" was a bar you didn't even need to step over
- sfifs 9mo agoThe point of the whole Congressional exercise was to grab ownership of a highly lucrative social network on the cheap to the American investor class. Whoever won the presidential election got to choose the winners.
- spencerflem 9mo agoThis and censor opinions inconvenient to American interests (genocide in Gaza)