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If you read the first paragraph of the article, the primary concern mentioned is not surveillance, it's influencing the American public in ways that benefits Ch
by ZainRiz 4y ago
If you read the first paragraph of the article, the primary concern mentioned is not surveillance, it's influencing the American public in ways that benefits China and harms the US.
Psy-ops effectively
Here's a segment by 60 Minutes explaining how they show their own citizens educational, beneficial content inspiring them to be better citizens, while the rest of the world gets the degenerative content we usually associate with ticktok.
And China could easily further adjust their ranking algorithm further to highlight the views it wants us to have. All social media has the power to do this, but China has both the most adversarial incentive and a demonstrated willingness to do so.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0j0xzuh-6rY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0j0xzuh-6rY
- SkyMarshal 4y agoDon't know why you're being downvoted without explanation, this is absolutely the case, among others. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33657429 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33657429
- spookie 4y agoThe bots be crazy, y'know? But in all honesty, I have noticed among fellow colleagues that this is the case. Even outside of the country, you can tell that people are afraid to speak about politics. I would be too.
- pjc50 4y agoAre "psyops" illegal, or are they free speech? How far beyond the Chinese government does this categorization extend?