The China-centric video sharing platform is expanding with a new international app and an English version of its website – with no identity verification (for now at least)

  • Zedd_Prophecy@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    Sure, but I’d rather have my info safely offshore in China than to give it right to big brother. I also bet far far fewer ads and more fun commercials because you have no idea what they are about. They are currently destoyjng the natural order in printer ink. I support that wholeheartedly. My Epson inks are 90 and the knockoffs are 20 and work just as well. It’s always temporarily beneficial when player 2 enters the market.

    *Edit it does not like vpns. That’s a no for me.

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        3 days ago

        But China isn’t going to sell my data to Uncle Sam to help deport my family (who are legal citizens). So there’s that.

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            5 hours ago

            Not absolutely sure… but I’ll take “Probably wouldn’t” over “Definitely already does.”

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            2 days ago

            Who is more of a direct threat to US citizens ? At the moment I would say there’s way more chance ICE will come after you for posting or speaking out or protesting or hell just being you. I can’t remember the last time I worried about China selling me something because that’s what they will use the data for.

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              I’d say China is the greatest threat to U.S. sovereignty but that’s a discussion no one here seems to want to have. No one seems to think TikTok is an issue apparently.

              Edit: it’s been an issue since musical.ly, just so we’re clear