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janalsncm ◴[] No.43656834[source]
So when the government pointed to the disproportionate support for Palestine on TikTok vs Instagram, it was actually because Instagram was suppressing it. It is ironic.

https://x.com/hawleymo/status/1717505662601609401

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nashashmi ◴[] No.43657534[source]
Another reason why TikTok has to come under US ownership. How else are we going to censor things when they are under China’s (lack of) control?
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bradly ◴[] No.43658512[source]
Exactly. China demands Apple Maps be ran on Chinese servers by Chinese workers. I would expect current U.S. administration to be frustrated with these imbalances as surveillance state measures increase. These imbalances were less important when there was less interest in information and truth suppression.
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bradlys ◴[] No.43658612[source]
At least for all the surveillance the Chinese do - the standard of life is improving overall. We don't even get that shit here in the US. Our life just gets worse by practically every measure as the years go on and we're taken advantage of on top of it.
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cj ◴[] No.43658701[source]
What benchmark are you using for standard of life?
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DaSHacka ◴[] No.43659118[source]
Number of citizens reeducated, I presume.
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Viliam1234 ◴[] No.43659402[source]
More organs harvested from political prisoners.
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1. bradlys ◴[] No.43659431[source]
Ah yes, the US known for putting people in prisons where we use techniques the Nazis developed as part of our “enhanced interrogation”.

USA is totally way better than China here!

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2. econ ◴[] No.43659694[source]
Comparing apples to oranges works surprisingly well if they are rotten enough?

50th vs 70th

https://index.goodcountry.org/

Both the US and China score surprisingly bad on everything listed here.

I do prefer the way janalsncm described quality of life.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43659542

Is there an index for those some place?