I feel like the funny thing for me with the Tiktok ban is that a lot of Americans, on either side of the debate, don't seem to realize that Tiktok feels to Americans like every single social media platform feels to people outside the US. You're telling me the app is located outside your country and your government's control, and you don't know how its data gets handled in that country? That's every app, to me.
@misty I'm not a fan of banning Tiktok at all, and I avoid most social media because their handling of data is just... oof. But for better or for worse, other platforms aren't state sponsored or state controlled.
I prefer the fedi for a number of reasons, but it still suffers from a "not sure how my data is being handled" issue.
@misty I have chosen not to allow ANY closed source or ad supported app on any device I own, not to allow ads or trackers from any site (and not to use Chrome at all)-and not to have accounts on any corporate social media site.
I have chosen to entirely reject the ad supported/data sale supported business model and everything that stands on it.
You won't find me on Tiktok-but for the same reason you won't find me on Facebook or Youtube. I oppose the Tiktok ban though, as it appears to be a naked maneuver by the US to ensure they are the ones doing the spying. Also, things I do use like Mastodon (especially this particular server) do not participate in shit like PRISM and could be next in line, though much harder to target.
A big age verification crackdown could mean you find me only on the darknet, as I will never cooperate with that.
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