The idea that TikTok is less trustworthy with our data or with their algorithms than scandal-ridden platforms like Facebook, Instagram, or YouTube is completely preposterous, based entirely on fantastical, nationalistic and xenophobic notions of the world, its corporations and its billionaires, having nothing to do with how anything actually works.
In other news, the new album, Killing the Messenger, is now up on Bandcamp for anyone to stream for free (donations welcome, however!), and the tour of Australia continues. This afternoon: Sydney!
New song: "Ballad of the TikTok Ban"