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[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Once they hit TikTok, they're purely Chinese spyware.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 10 months ago

And that's different than American spyware in several important ways, such as...

Such as...

Well shit.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 10 months ago

Eh, I used to think this too, but TikTok isn't closely associated with chinese companies, any more than TakeTwo or anything made in Shenzhen.

I still abhor it for what it is though, alongside YTShorts.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Facebook is just American spyware. The Chinese gov can't exactly send the feds to my house. You better bet the US gov can though!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Forget countries, if Facebook is like having a prying eye spy on you, TikTok is like having 100 prying eyes spying on you.