Taylor LorenzRacism levels off the charts at today’s KOSA hearing
BrendanStupid too. Not sure he understands that Singapore is not part of China. If he did, why keep heading down the wrong road.
"Mediocre Bunny" Evelyn@taylorlorenz @Brendan Cotton apparently thinks this line of questioning will lead to some sort of proof that TikTok is conspiring with the government of China to steal the hearts, minds, & personal data of America’s Youth. But even if that is true, asking questions pulled from the “marked down for stupidity” bin at Racists-R-Us isn’t the way to research it.
unexpectedteapot@Gorfram TikTok hosts their servers in China, and occasionally been reported to share data with the Chinese authorities by their own employees' admission:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TikTok#Chinese_government_data_collection
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TikTok#Data_transfer_class_action_lawsuit
They also have been studied to have manipulated their algorithms to censor and/or amplify certain topics: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/21/business/tiktok-china.html
But yes, average redneck senator who is driven by lazy conservative racist ideas. Horrible questioning.
Comrade Weez
Hank Hill: So are you Chinese or Japanese??
Paper Clip@weezmgk @Brendan @taylorlorenz
The follow-up scene with, uh, Cotton is glorious, also:
