• alliswell33 @lemmy.sdf.org
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    1 year ago

    Xenophobia (from Ancient Greek ξένος (xénos) ‘strange, foreign, alien’, and φόβος (phóbos) ‘fear’) is the fear or dislike of anything which is perceived as being foreign or strange.

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      The same fearmongering would’ve happened to American social media apps if it wasn’t for that sweet sweet data the US government is able to get.