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[โ€“] markon 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Yeah but they're just distracting from the domestic surveillance that is oppressively bad. I've never seen a compelling argument TikTok is somehow more dangerous to use than Facebook. At least for a US Citizen with no family in China. But you go out explaining how you'll assassinate Xi on any platform they could send somebody to take you out. Anyone who trusts any company or government with their data is naive.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

I think it's more in that each platform has their differences as far as consumption, and possible behavior setting/modification, in which they're both detrimental. It's not secret that algorithms are used to keep the user engaged, and that so-called ragebait is a huge engagement driver. Facebook is somewhat of a link aggregator meets microblogging (ie status updates), while tiktok just feeds an endless loop of short videos. I would imagine (though I don't have stats or sources) that videos keep people glued to their screens more effectively (easier than reading), and could be more troubling.