I wouldn’t call this “classic moral panic”. I would characterize it as our nations leaders demanding that Tiktok revisit their data collection practices in the interest of protecting US citizens.
If politicians cared about privacy they would be passing a law that inhibits Meta AND Tiktok. American industries get away with simmiliar level of BS, but privacy isn’t a concern to American politicians so long as it’s American eyes watching.
If politicians care one iota about privacy they’d be limiting and regulating what the government itself, some thing they have total control over, can aquire as data.
If politicians actually have a shit about protecting US citizens data, they’d push for legislation to protect US citizens data from all data harvesting apps. Instead “china bad, ban”.
It’s just classic moral panic. Our politicians really want us to hate China when it’s like, nah bruh I hate Microsoft.
I wouldn’t call this “classic moral panic”. I would characterize it as our nations leaders demanding that Tiktok revisit their data collection practices in the interest of protecting US citizens.
If politicians cared about privacy they would be passing a law that inhibits Meta AND Tiktok. American industries get away with simmiliar level of BS, but privacy isn’t a concern to American politicians so long as it’s American eyes watching.
If politicians care one iota about privacy they’d be limiting and regulating what the government itself, some thing they have total control over, can aquire as data.
If politicians actually have a shit about protecting US citizens data, they’d push for legislation to protect US citizens data from all data harvesting apps. Instead “china bad, ban”.