The majority of Americans — about 59% — say TikTok a threat to the national security of the United States, according to a recent survey of U.S. adults. The findings from Pew Research Center’s…

The majority of Americans — about 59% — say TikTok a threat to the national security of the United States, according to a recent survey of U.S. adults. The findings from Pew Research Center’s…

  • febra@lemmy.worldEnglish
    383·
    2 years ago

    “Majority of Americans think dungeons and dragons is a threat to the national security”

  • JJROKCZ@lemmy.worldEnglish
    224·
    2 years ago

    Most of those probably just don’t like that their kids are on it all the time. At least some do understand that the real threat is all the data it is constantly collecting from our cameras and microphones as well as location data. It’s not limited to kids either, plenty of adults in jobs that should be secure are walking around with a Chinese wiretap/homing beacon in their pocket.

    • Cruxifux@lemmy.worldEnglish
      111·
      2 years ago

      I’m honestly more worried about local companies getting this information from me at such a constant rate. We have plenty of enemies at home, and the rich around here have done infinitely more damaging things to me and my family than anything the Chinese have done to us yet.

      • Dark Arc@lemmy.worldEnglish
        42·
        2 years ago

        I get this perspective, but I think it really down plays the lack of control we have over foreign products.

        Like, if a US company put a bunch of employees in place and then had them simultaneously break into people’s houses, the US could arrest those who orchestrated the problem.

        If a Chinese company did the same thing, sure we can arrest the individuals (if they’re still in the county), but we’re completely powerless as a nation to do anything to those that started the problem or those that escaped the country before we found out what they did.

        Like the normal concepts of what’s legal are just out the window, everything is legal when you’re talking about nations vs other nations.

    • Mdotaut801@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      2 years ago

      That’s amazing. What is our literacy rate? I don’t feel like I’m smart, I’d save average at best…but I truly do feel like the majority of the general public that I am around is less intelligent than I am…and that’s really not saying much. Purely anecdotal but I’d say 65% of Americans are fucking idiots.

  • nxfsi@lemmy.worldEnglish
    111·
    2 years ago

    Well it is proprietary software from a subsidiary of a de facto state-owned government currently participating in genocide. I changed torrent clients for even less than that.

  • Coreidan@lemmy.worldEnglish
    10·
    2 years ago

    How about all social media is a threat? Facebook and Twitter haven’t been doing anyone a favor lately with how they spin misinformation to manipulate people.

    All of it should be shut down. Life was a lot better before social media.

  • Tot@lemmy.worldEnglish
    7·
    2 years ago

    Roughly 70% of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents say TikTok is either a minor or major threat to national security in the U.S.

    Either a minor or major threat. 😂

  • Letranger@lemmy.worldEnglish
    106·
    2 years ago

    Threat to something or not, it’s pure cringe and should be banned nevertheless

    • Sl00k@programming.devEnglish
      6·
      2 years ago

      I see this take a lot across forum based socials like reddit/Lemmy etc, but honestly since I’ve started using it in 2021 it’s by far the most advanced algorithm at feeding me solid reoccurring and new content I actually want to see.

      • Ghostc1212@sopuli.xyzEnglish
        2·
        2 years ago

        it’s by far the most advanced algorithm at feeding me solid reoccurring and new content I actually want to see.

        Well, yes, that’s the problem. It’s designed by psychology experts to extract as much dopamine as possible from your glands so that you continue using TikTok instead of doing literally anything else with your time, allowing them to expose you to ads and sell fucktons of your data. Algorithms good enough to be addictive ought to be illegal, they’re predatory, take advantage of quirks in our brain’s reward system, and steal tons of time from our lives we could be using on more fulfilling things.

      • los_chill@programming.devEnglish
        1·
        2 years ago

        I only want to weigh in with the opposite experience, not trying to convince anyone or make a point. But I’ve had an account for over a year, a few subscriptions, just wholesome or comedic stuff, and get the most garbage or vile sewage on my feed. I am reluctant to open a link to TikTok, because I know it will show me something horrible first. Anyone else have this experience?