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GranTurismo posted...

most democrats voted for it too though iirc. Iirc easily a majority of democrats. You just don't buy, the whole security issue and stuff?

I posted the numbers before, I know. It was about 75-76% of Dems, yes.

I think the security issue is valid but it's a problem inherent to how basically all social media collect personal data and put it up for sale. If we were talking about a bill that sought to seriously rein in and regulate data collection and how these algorithms are basically designed to induce misery, anger, and distress in people I would be 110% for it.

But that's not what this is. It's literally a "force TikTok to sell or be banned" bill. It doesn't address the underlying issues at all - hell if TikTok does sell it doesn't change what TikTok is doing. It's basically red scare shit and I mostly chalk it up to a combination of anti-China sentiment and craven political calculus by members of Congress who on average are so old they probably don't even know what TikTok is thinking "well this is an easy way for me to say I 'stood up to China' and/or 'defend myself if my opponent accuses me of being soft on China' than anything approaching a genuine security concern on their parts.