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There is a difference in the data gathered and where it goes. But just like the cheap
losers sealioning to invert the how-do-you-know question hoping people forget the pedigree of the information isn't the same, it's easy for people to both-sides data gathering too.
And I say that's fine. HAVE it so gathered data must go through a Clearinghouse or two (a gov entity eg SeaLandia or an org like fsf) so it's provably anonymous and then we carry on. To me, this is the result of the discussion we need to have around who gets to spy on you and how we choose that to get benefits at reduced exposure to risk.
Just, it's not the same.
Is this a bot response? Where did I mention the US Government buying through a clearing house?
I am not arguing we shouldn't ban tiktok, I am arguing that they're not unique and if we're going to ban them then we should ban Meta too because they are worse. Meta and Twitter have already done the things people are afraid of tiktok maybe doing in the future.