Why do you think they’d even want to?

They about to find out the only reason people don’t use Linux is because Windows is ‘convenient.’

Pweeeze give us more money, we’re soooooo far behind! 👉 👈

When is this AI tech bubble going to pop?

Unlimited genders on the first world.

When Elon Musk tortures monkeys to death with brain chips it’s innovation, but when China does it it’s “controversial” and “concerning”

😘

Not yet. There was an executive order to ban selling data to “enemies” that would include China but it hasn’t been implemented.

Also I’m highly skeptical it’ll work. China can just work through proxies and not buy directly.

woah wtf when did that get added?

Assuming China doesn’t have to spend literally any other money, even though countries are constantly investing in infrastructure and security and material to assist the business.

But also, literally not free. My point stands.

The executive order is specifically targeting data brokerage, a practice that is shockingly unregulated. There is no federal law that oversees the collection of and sale of the most intimate details of our lives. And when data is sold to countries of concern, it can become a national security issue.

It’s good the bare minimum is being implemented… though it’s weird how two months have passed without updates.

I must point out that this only concerns data being sold to Russia or China, ie, it’s just security theater. I would like to see some restrictions on data being sold to anyone, including so-called US allies. Israel, in particular, collects data on American Palestinians who contact family back in Palestine and uses this to feed its AI that generates kill lists.

China has a massive stake in the company. It’s a huge investment for them. Hardly “free”

Running a company isn’t free lol

Uh huh, and do you think Alphabet and Meta don’t do that? Do you think if China offered to buy that data they wouldn’t be able to get it? Grow up.

My point is that we should be taking internet privacy seriously, not just going after foreign companies.

It’s not okay when the spies are American. Until I see serious action taken against the worst offenders I’ll know this is all theater.

The US doesn’t ban selling data, though. China can buy whatever it wants just as easily as harvesting it from ByteDance.

And I’d hardly call running an entire social media enterprise “free”. If it’s a torjan horse, it’s an entirely unnecessary one.

What can ByteDance access that China couldn’t just buy from Alphabet or Meta or some other tech company?

How about the risk of dumbass managers overestimating AIs ability to save on labor costs and firing too many workers to function?

I don’t even know what LFP means so~

I would find this all extremely concerning if China didn’t regulate US platforms so heavily. For example, Tiktok has safety limitations for children in China while they have nothing at all for children in the US. It’s being used as a social/mental health weapon.

So you’re saying China is better than the US because it regulates social media while the US does literally nothing for its own children.

I agree.

So! Instead of political banditry and forcing TikTok to sell to a US company we should regulate our social media companies too just like China does! Or do you really think TikTok will collect less data or exploit children less when it is owned by a US company? 😂

That this isn’t going to work and will probably make things worse.