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It's either unregulated social networks are a threat to free and fair elections or they are not. If you have the former position, which seems to be embraced by
by plehoux 6y ago
It's either unregulated social networks are a threat to free and fair elections or they are not.
If you have the former position, which seems to be embraced by the majority of HN users, you can't accept to have Tik Tok, a chinese controlled social network, taking over everyone under 30 in the US.
How would this not be a major threat? As opposed to bot farms on FB/Twitter controlled by foreign actors?
- DuskStar 6y ago> How would this not be a major threat? As opposed to bot farms on FB/Twitter controlled by foreign actors? Bot farms are symmetrical - you can use them to support Democrats or Republicans. TikTok is asymmetrical - it can be used by the owner to support one side or the other, but users of the platform have no influence on this.
- jovial_cavalier 6y agoFB and Twitter aren't owned by someone? Also, if bot farms can sway elections I would either want them to be pliable to more than just Democrats and Republicans.
- DuskStar 6y agoFacebook and Twitter are both owned by someone, but the primary driver of what content you see is your social graph, not their magical algorithms. (though this is decreasing with both) With TikTok, the primary determinant of what you see in your feed is what they choose to show you - and it could be from anyone in the world, with any degree of separation from you.
- twat 6y agoWhat are you talking about? Link some proof, please!