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As a Chinese, I'm pretty sure it is the case. TikTok has a lot of content. Chinese government can be selective which to "monetize" - and generally they good f

As a Chinese, I'm pretty sure it is the case. TikTok has a lot of content. Chinese government can be selective which to "monetize" - and generally they good for both government and TikTok. When you can control what people see, what people post, you control the people. Politicians' wet dream comes true.

fendy3002 6y ago
Even if they didn't, they cannot prove it because nobody can know or nobody can inspect. It's always safer to assume that they're having bad intention rather than good.
hkmaxpro 6y ago
Tiktok’s algorithms and moderators were known to censor Tiananmen Square, Tibetan independence, Falun Gong [0], Uighur sympathizer [1], Hong Kong protests [2], and (as another commenter points out) the ugly, poor, or disabled [3]. Their moderation guidelines banned contents “endangering national security” or deemed “uglification or distortion of local or other countries’ history” [4]. It’s just another CCP mouthpiece. [0] https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/sep/25/revealed-how-tiktok-censors-videos-that-do-not-please-beijing https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/sep/25/revealed-... [1] https://www.cnbc.com/2019/11/26/tiktok-says-it-doesnt-censor-but-a-user-who-criticized-china-was-locked-out.html https://www.cnbc.com/2019/11/26/tiktok-says-it-doesnt-censor... [2] https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/09/15/tiktoks-beijing-roots-fuel-censorship-suspicion-it-builds-huge-us-audience/?noredirect=on https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/09/15/tiktoks... [3] https://theintercept.com/2020/03/16/tiktok-app-moderators-users-discrimination/ https://theintercept.com/2020/03/16/tiktok-app-moderators-us... [4] https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/tiktok-once-again-comes-under-scrutiny-over-extreme-moderation-and-censorsh/574243/ https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/tiktok-once-again-come...

fendy3002 6y ago

Even if they didn't, they cannot prove it because nobody can know or nobody can inspect. It's always safer to assume that they're having bad intention rather than good.

hkmaxpro 6y ago

Tiktok’s algorithms and moderators were known to censor Tiananmen Square, Tibetan independence, Falun Gong [0], Uighur sympathizer [1], Hong Kong protests [2], and (as another commenter points out) the ugly, poor, or disabled [3]. Their moderation guidelines banned contents “endangering national security” or deemed “uglification or distortion of local or other countries’ history” [4]. It’s just another CCP mouthpiece. [0] https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/sep/25/revealed-how-tiktok-censors-videos-that-do-not-please-beijing https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/sep/25/revealed-... [1] https://www.cnbc.com/2019/11/26/tiktok-says-it-doesnt-censor-but-a-user-who-criticized-china-was-locked-out.html https://www.cnbc.com/2019/11/26/tiktok-says-it-doesnt-censor... [2] https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/09/15/tiktoks-beijing-roots-fuel-censorship-suspicion-it-builds-huge-us-audience/?noredirect=on https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/09/15/tiktoks... [3] https://theintercept.com/2020/03/16/tiktok-app-moderators-users-discrimination/ https://theintercept.com/2020/03/16/tiktok-app-moderators-us... [4] https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/tiktok-once-again-comes-under-scrutiny-over-extreme-moderation-and-censorsh/574243/ https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/tiktok-once-again-come...