You’re right and me neither, and as much as I don’t want my home address to be public, I’m sure there are people it would be WORSE to have know it than others. US companies acting how they do is unacceptable, but they can at least (if they have scruples) say fuck off to the government assuming we aren’t living in a truly renegade government. The meme here is correct and I think we should hold companies to a higher standard, but acting like every government is equal or the CCP isn’t immediately scarier than the US government doesn’t seem helpful to me.

I love Chinese people, I love their culture, I grew up there, I do not love their government.

[–] b3nsn0w@pricefield.org 1 points 2 years ago

same, but people usually say the shit you just memed about to justify tiktok's spying. no one here is arguing for meta and co, the fediverse is actively against them, so why aren't we also allowed to be against tiktok?

[–] match@pawb.social 23 points 2 years ago

I'd rather be spied on by a far away country than by one with armed bastards on my street

[–] Contend6248@feddit.de 10 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

If you're being honest to yourself, when your own country is spying on you it might have a bigger impact on you than a country you might visit for a week or never.

[–] absentthereaper@lemmygrad.ml 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

They ain't hostile to me. Ain't never materially harmed me. Now Amerika on the other hand... Buddy.

[–] SimplyATable@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago

You're delusional if you think China isn't hostile to the US and its citizens

[–] Zuberi@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

....why?

[–] Onionizer@geddit.social 1 points 2 years ago

I'd rather not be spied on.