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Majority of Americans Say TikTok Is a Threat to U.S. National Security (variety.com)
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The majority of Americans — about 59% — say TikTok a threat to the national security of the United States, according to a recent survey of U.S. adults. The findings from Pew Research Center’s…

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[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago

it's by far the most advanced algorithm at feeding me solid reoccurring and new content I actually want to see.

Well, yes, that's the problem. It's designed by psychology experts to extract as much dopamine as possible from your glands so that you continue using TikTok instead of doing literally anything else with your time, allowing them to expose you to ads and sell fucktons of your data. Algorithms good enough to be addictive ought to be illegal, they're predatory, take advantage of quirks in our brain's reward system, and steal tons of time from our lives we could be using on more fulfilling things.