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The China-centric video sharing platform is expanding with a new international app and an English version of its website -- with no identity verification (for now at least)

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[–] Siegfried@lemmy.world 23 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (3 children)

Don't fall for the proximity bias, china is decades ahead on surveillance and stepping on personal rights. They act as a hive. They care more for what they believe that are they nationals and may look harmless to us non-chinese... but i do fear them.

In any case, I dont see them pressing a button to launch swarms of AI commanded drones to kill every person on a partially AI generated list that they probably already have in their hands, right now... i leave that dystopia to israel alone.

[–] dreamkeeper@literature.cafe 2 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago) (1 children)

The US has the largest prison population on the planet but China is the one stepping on people's rights?

I get that the CCP sucks ass but come on. As far as I'm concerned YouTube needs a serious competitor, it's not like I'm moving to Shenzhen or something. YouTube is a complete and utter shithole.

[–] Natanael@infosec.pub -1 points 4 hours ago

You don't know about their social credit system?

[–] msage@programming.dev 10 points 1 day ago

Flock is selling drones in the US.

[–] plyth@feddit.org 8 points 1 day ago

and stepping on personal rights.

The racial make-up of the prison population suggests that the lead is not that big.