I mean, it could also stop impersonation…
I mean, its not like not having an account is gonna stop them from collecting data. I mean, if I just have one and post cat photos, and some non-controvertial stuff like “omg look at this cool phone that Apple/Samsung just released”, there’s really nothing they could use against me. I can still have secret Lemmy accounts.
These days, if you don’t have a social media account, you get marked as “suspicious” for some reason. I mean… ahem USA ahem.
I don’t wanna end up tortured in some CIA blacksite because I legitimately don’t have a (mainstream) social media account lol.
Am I crazy to want to have a mainstream social media account?
Do you have any tangible proof that you get marked as suspicious in any system?
Also my answer is no. Also, the companies feed on people that have that pathetic outlook of “they aren’t going to stop collecting data”. You can still take measures to protect your privacy and mitigate your information from being farmed. Granted you won’t be 100% unless you are living off grid and away from human contact, but that doesn’t mean you should cuck out to the data farmers.
Do you have any tangible proof that you get marked as suspicious in any system?
Look at recent news of the USA. Shits getting very fascist. I suspect they are doing phone-checkpoints like some other authoritarian countries are already doing.
You… suspect. So no evidence then, got it. This is how false information spreads.
I know they do phone checks at airports, but that’s for international travel and not sure it’s relevant to OPs concerns.
Just wait a month or two…
Keep the social media account and don’t travel to the US. Problem solved.
don’t travel to the US
Me, already in the US, and its my only country of citizenship:
(Also, I think its kinda speading. AfD support in Germany doubled. RN in France is also kinda gaining support. 😬 Not a good time for freedom in the world)
We had a similar party here in Denmark, that became second largest party of the country with 21% in 2015, When the government introduced tough restrictions on immigration, they almost vanished a few years later, only very narrowly managing the 2% minimum requirement to have seats in parlament.
The popularity of the party was highly based on limiting immigration, much like Brexit, Trump, AfD and AFAIK also RN of France.
God damn,it really is just people being xenophobic everywhere isn’t it?
I still agree with the above user it’s gonna get worse though, if xenophobia truly is the common factor climate change is going to fuck Europe.
it really is just people being xenophobic everywhere isn’t it?
That’s what it looks like to me. Italy too AFAIK.
No.
