• hark@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    Uber and Lyft were telling voters to vote against their own interests and it worked. If you think that US companies aren’t using your data to influence how you think then you’re a prime example of their success. It’s not just “innocent” money-making schemes, it includes manufacturing consent for wars.

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      8 months ago

      Again. Asshole move. So they can make more money.

      Now, how about the when TikTok influences Americans to vote to politicians that align with China. And let’s just say… China decides to invade Taiwan and America doesn’t step in to stop it. Now they own 90% of advance semiconductors.

      How about after China finishes with the south china seas then gets grabby and decide that Korea is now part of China again. Or when they finally invade India.

      Imagine if they had a tool that can influence a country that would stop them.

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        8 months ago

        None of that matters because the only thing that drives US foreign policy is money. Us whining about it because tiktok told us to would amount to nothing.