• jaschen@lemm.ee
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    8 months ago

    Yes, to maximize ad spend, not to take down a government for another government’s benefit.

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      8 months ago

      You know though that the United States have “taken down” governments before? Americans do not have any right to feel superior on this issue in the slightest way

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        8 months ago

        Does it matter what the US did or didn’t do? The US government should always put Americans first.

        Should we not ban TikTok because ourfounding fathers had slaves too?

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        8 months ago

        They literally sold the data for money. Not trying to topple a government.

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          8 months ago

          So they sell data for money, to people who wanted to influence an election … But you see that as different?

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            8 months ago

            Yes. Tell me what is more effective. Having a software that you own that you can segment and target directly or buy data from a 3rd party and then try and use that platform which is not designed to influence elections and is also monitored by the NSA.