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[-] De_Narm@lemmy.world 106 points 2 weeks ago

The last panel applies to every other social media, just replace the spying country.

[-] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 41 points 2 weeks ago

That last part is becoming less and less relevant .... someone is spying but it isn't for the benefit or under the control of a country. More and more, the spying is meant more for the purposes of commerce and finance, for money and control. For business interests which is what major governments mainly represent.

[-] Stovetop@lemmy.world 22 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

At this point, the line between business and government in the US is almost non-existent, so definitely still a government using your data for the propaganda machine.

[-] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 12 points 2 weeks ago

Reminds of my favourite description of the US ....

"The US isn't a country, it's a corporation with a military"

[-] bahbah23@lemmy.world 22 points 2 weeks ago

And as soon as the government wants it, most companies hand it right over.

[-] A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

And it doesn't matter who or why, either - as soon as someone hoards other people's data, someone else will try to steal it.

surveillance capitalism…

[-] Idreamofcheesy@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago

Right? Now do Facebook.

[-] FlexibleToast@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago

Yes, and that's why US companies aren't banned by the US. The foreign power having so much propaganda power was the danger.

[-] dylanmorgan@slrpnk.net 12 points 2 weeks ago

So if an American company collects user data and sells it on the open market to a hostile foreign nation, and accepts money to run propaganda, that’s A-OK?

[-] FlexibleToast@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

That capitalism baby! I suppose Congress can at least control who Facebook et al. are selling to through sanctions and such.

[-] dylanmorgan@slrpnk.net 2 points 2 weeks ago

They could but they haven’t, so this ban is just racist economic protectionism.

[-] FlexibleToast@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I'm not sure what race has to do with economic protectionism, but it's really a combination of all of the above.

[-] AppleTea@lemmy.zip 5 points 2 weeks ago

If I wanna get my propaganda from more than one world power, that's my right under the first amendment. Or it was.

[-] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 3 points 2 weeks ago

Same reason why China bans a shitload of sites. It's fine when you do it to your own citizens

[-] 7dev7random7@suppo.fi 2 points 2 weeks ago

The last panel also hurts us - fellow non-americans :(

[-] pumpkinseedoil@mander.xyz 1 points 2 weeks ago
[-] De_Narm@lemmy.world 13 points 2 weeks ago

There are multiple instances pushing propaganda and most data can just be scraped by bots. It may be harder, but capitalism finds a way.

[-] cm0002@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago

The multiple instances:

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