social

i think there is a fundamental misunderstanding among the general population about how a foreign social platform could be a threat to national security

if you search "rednote my data" anywhere it seems like people think their governments are worried about foreign entities spying on its people - no wonder nobody is taking this seriously

the problem is of course foreign entities' ability to influence users through choosing which content to show them

as long as we have big data algos that run on huge data centers controlled by a single entity every other country *should* view foreign social platforms as a threat to national security

the countries that ban free speech use ours against us and we don't have to let them. unfortunately if you don't vaccinate your population with knowledge they are susceptible to brainwashing from that garbage they see blasted through them in the form of dopamine hits on their phone and if the people pushing the algo on the other end mean to do us harm (i promise infinity percent chinas goals do not align with ours) it's bad. we can hold an american entity pushing bad info accountable we can't hold a foreign entity accountable meaningfully.